diff --git a/cmake/Modules/CompilerOptions.cmake b/cmake/Modules/CompilerOptions.cmake
index 9dadf3ae7..021b9d70b 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/CompilerOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/CompilerOptions.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ include_guard(GLOBAL)
 
 include(DetectArchitecture)
 
-set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION ON)
 if(MSVC)
   add_compile_options(/MP)
 else()
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 48f9c4e14..7ce0b9244 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   list(APPEND COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
 endif()
 
-if(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION)
-  list(APPEND COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION=${CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION})
-endif()
-
 list(APPEND COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD})
 list(APPEND COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED=${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED})
 list(APPEND COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS=${CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS})