diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db4fe8e..0e1cf1b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ use-after-free vulnerabilities and erase sensitive information in memory.
 
 * Page allocator freelist randomization is enabled.
 
-* The machine check tolerance level is decreased which makes the kernel panic
-on uncorrectable errors in ECC memory that could be exploited.
-
 * Kernel Page Table Isolation is enabled to mitigate Meltdown and increase
 KASLR effectiveness.
 
diff --git a/etc/default/grub.d/40_kernel_hardening.cfg b/etc/default/grub.d/40_kernel_hardening.cfg
index 5f8476e..30dd19a 100644
--- a/etc/default/grub.d/40_kernel_hardening.cfg
+++ b/etc/default/grub.d/40_kernel_hardening.cfg
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX slab_nomerge"
 ## Zero memory at allocation and free time.
 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX init_on_alloc=1 init_on_free=1"
 
-## Makes the kernel panic on uncorrectable errors in ECC memory that an attacker could exploit.
-GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX mce=0"
+## Machine check exception handler decides whether the system should panic or not based on the exception that happened.
+## https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296/494
+#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX mce=0"
 
 ## Enables Kernel Page Table Isolation which mitigates Meltdown and improves KASLR.
 GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX pti=on"