diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fae311cfa..5d858b4c21 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,43 +2,9 @@
 project(Pcsx2)
 
 # Debian-based distributions require at least 2.8.5 due to multiarch.
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
-
-# Keep OLD policy. Code was updated to support the new one but wasn't tested
-#
-# cmake version 2.8.9
-#   CMP0018
-#        Ignore CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS variable.
-# 
-#        CMake 2.8.8 and lower compiled sources in SHARED and MODULE libraries
-#        using the value of the undocumented CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS
-#        platform variable.  The variable contained platform-specific flags
-#        needed to compile objects for shared libraries.  Typically it included
-#        a flag such as -fPIC for position independent code but also included
-#        other flags needed on certain platforms.  CMake 2.8.9 and higher
-#        prefer instead to use the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property to
-#        determine what targets should be position independent, and new
-#        undocumented platform variables to select flags while ignoring
-#        CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS completely.
-# 
-#        The default for either approach produces identical compilation flags,
-#        but if a project modifies CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS from its
-#        original value this policy determines which approach to use.
-# 
-#        The OLD behavior for this policy is to ignore the
-#        POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property for all targets and use the
-#        modified value of CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS for SHARED and
-#        MODULE libraries.
-# 
-#        The NEW behavior for this policy is to ignore
-#        CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS whether it is modified or not and
-#        honor the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property.
-if(POLICY CMP0018)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0018 OLD)
-endif()
-if(POLICY CMP0022)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0022 OLD)
-endif()
+# Bumping up to 3.0 seems reasonable at this point, and will let us modernize
+# things a bit.
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 
 # Variable to check that people use the good file
 set(TOP_CMAKE_WAS_SOURCED TRUE)