diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.tmk b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.tmk
index aa7db92fe..853ba00b0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.tmk
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.tmk
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ NV_COMPONENT_CFLAGS		+=    \
 	-D__NVGPU_POSIX__             \
 	-DCONFIG_NVGPU_SUPPORT_TURING \
 	-D__NVGPU_UNIT_TEST__
-# NV_COVERITY is used by violation whitelisting macros. Whitelisting is only
-# enabled when a coverity scan is being run.
-ifeq ($(NV_COVERITY),1)
-NV_COMPONENT_CFLAGS		+= -DNV_COVERITY
-endif
 
 NVGPU_FORCE_SAFETY_PROFILE	:= 1
 NVGPU_FORCE_DEBUG_PROFILE	:= 1