diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 08f61dc4..d8cda88f 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,6 +162,3 @@ IF((APPLE AND BUILD_AS_BUNDLE) OR WIN32)
   " COMPONENT runtime)
 ENDIF((APPLE AND BUILD_AS_BUNDLE) OR WIN32)
 
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-    set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "-ltcmalloc")
-ENDIF()