diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c4e9914eea7066f459ff7e32e5e36dd176692724..94c23c69ab8774671a06b6111eacf718f727489c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ target = Executable(
     script = "src/cutecoin/main.py",
     targetName="cutecoin"+file_type,
     base = base,
-    compress = False,
     icon = icon,
     )