diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5af9ac21a5..5cc6f88939 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE)
 
 # Path to additional CMake modules
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${libLAS_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-if (CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION GREATER 2)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
-endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
 set(CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH ON)