diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 53caf10783..20354b7a6c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ if( NOT WIN32 )
 
     set(VIRCADIA_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS "")
 
-            set(VIRCADIA_OPTIMIZE_FLAGS "-O3 -fPIC")
     if(VIRCADIA_OPTIMIZE)
 
         file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_env/VIRCADIA_OPTIMIZE.txt" "${VIRCADIA_OPTIMIZE}")