diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fe7f5b..380fd96 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ set(SOURCE_DIR ${EigerDetector_SOURCE_DIR})
 # Require CMake version >=2.8
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
-# Set C++11
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 # Set output directories
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib)