diff --git a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b2f3c7d11f..1db7ead0950 100644
--- a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,16 +96,6 @@ target_link_libraries(bitcoinkernel
 
 target_include_directories(bitcoinkernel PRIVATE $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/leveldb/include>)
 
-# libbitcoinkernel requires default symbol visibility, explicitly
-# specify that here so that things still work even when user
-# configures with -DREDUCE_EXPORTS=ON
-#
-# Note this is a quick hack that will be removed as we
-# incrementally define what to export from the library.
-set_target_properties(bitcoinkernel PROPERTIES
-  CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET default
-)
-
 # Add a convenience libbitcoinkernel target as a synonym for bitcoinkernel.
 add_custom_target(libbitcoinkernel)
 add_dependencies(libbitcoinkernel bitcoinkernel)