diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ccc31949..31cdda98 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -317,11 +317,6 @@ foreach(ff_comp IN LISTS all_comps)
 
 endforeach()
 
-################### Threads ####################
-# Threading library -- uses IMPORTED target Threads::Threads (since CMake 3.1)
-set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD TRUE)
-set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG TRUE)
-
 ################### OPENMP #####################
 # Check for OpenMP (used for multi-core processing)