diff --git a/src/utils/xmrig.cpp b/src/utils/xmrig.cpp
index d9606264..2c37fe51 100644
--- a/src/utils/xmrig.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/xmrig.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void XmRig::start(const QString &path, int threads, const QString &address, cons
     if (tls) {
         arguments << "--tls";
     }
-    arguments << "--donate-level" << "1";
     QString cmd = QString("%1 %2").arg(path, arguments.join(" "));
     emit output(cmd.toUtf8());