diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a436b981..779eb8e50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ message(STATUS "Target architecture: ${ARCHITECTURE}")
 if (NOT MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wno-attributes")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-
-    if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse4.1")
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse4.1")
-    endif()
 else()
     # Silence "deprecation" warnings
     add_definitions(/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE /D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)