diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 23d043fd0b..56e13845d8 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -43,28 +43,12 @@ else ()
   endif ()
 endif()
 
-if (ANDROID)
-    # assume that the toolchain selected for android has C++11 support
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14")
-elseif(APPLE)
-  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD "c++14")
-  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY "libc++")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --stdlib=libc++")
-  if (CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g")
-    set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS[variant=Release] "YES")
-    set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT[variant=Release] "dwarf-with-dsym")
-    set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING[variant=Release] "YES")
-  endif()
-elseif ((NOT MSVC12) AND (NOT MSVC14))
-    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
-    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++14" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14)
-    if (COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14)
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14")
-    else()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR  "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
-    endif()
-endif ()
+if ((APPLE) AND (CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode"))
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS[variant=Release] "YES")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT[variant=Release] "dwarf-with-dsym")
+  set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEPLOYMENT_POSTPROCESSING[variant=Release] "YES")
+endif()
 
 
 if (NOT ANDROID_LIB_DIR)