diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29b73d8..f8899a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ option(FAISS_ENABLE_GPU "Enable support for GPU indexes." ON)
 option(FAISS_ENABLE_PYTHON "Build Python extension." ON)
 
 if(FAISS_ENABLE_GPU)
-  set(CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_COMPILER ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
   enable_language(CUDA)
 endif()