diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f328d7c7..45895dd4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,14 +117,6 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
                         -fno-builtin-memcmp
                         -fvisibility=hidden)
 
-    # Treat warnings as errors for versions of GCC and c++11-compliant Clang versions that are shipped on Ubuntu 18.04 or older.
-    if((CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND NOT (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 7.3.0)) OR
-       (("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang") AND
-        (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 6.0.0) AND
-        (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS_EQUAL 7.0.0)))
-        add_compile_options(-Werror)
-    endif()
-
     set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-rtti")