diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 81479cb3..9c8e077a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 # Prefer static linking over dynamic
 #set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a;.so")
 
-set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug")
-#set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
-
 # enable C++11
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x -Wall")
 #set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++ -std=c++11 -Wall")