diff --git a/srcpkgs/nheko/template b/srcpkgs/nheko/template
index 198407862a4..541d113a16e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nheko/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nheko/template
@@ -16,12 +16,3 @@ homepage="https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko"
 changelog="https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=412908fcec0e66a0557db5359556b65e85dd22b8644a6a2ed569a90dea4bde3c
-
-# this one is very memory hungry and can use as much as 3GB per cc1plus
-# realistically, using any more than 8 jobs will easily lead to OOM
-do_build() {
-	cd build
-	local njobs=${XBPS_MAKEJOBS}
-	[ "$njobs" -gt 8 ] && njobs=8
-	make -j${njobs}
-}