diff --git a/steps/tcc-0.9.27/pass1.kaem b/steps/tcc-0.9.27/pass1.kaem
index e7fa478f..b7fcf21c 100755
--- a/steps/tcc-0.9.27/pass1.kaem
+++ b/steps/tcc-0.9.27/pass1.kaem
@@ -84,6 +84,3 @@ if match x${UPDATE_CHECKSUMS} xTrue; then
 else
     sha256sum -c ${pkg}.checksums
 fi
-
-# LJW HACK stop here
-exit 1