diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.include b/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.include
index d01fb044ac..8db8eaed90 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f091rc/Makefile.include
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
-# nucleo-f091rc can become un-flashable after a hardfault, use connect_assert_srst
-# to always be able to flash or reset the board.
-export OPENOCD_RESET_USE_CONNECT_ASSERT_SRST ?= 1
-
 # load the common Makefile.include for Nucleo boards
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo64/Makefile.include