diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 546e9950..010c9b0e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -624,8 +624,6 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Clang)
     set(CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE   "${CMAKE_C_LINK_EXECUTABLE}   ${MY_C_LINKER_FLAGS_STR}")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_EXECUTABLE} ${MY_C_LINKER_FLAGS_STR}")
 elseif(MSVC)
-    add_compile_options(/std:c++11)
-
     if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
         add_compile_options(/W4)
     else()