diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7c9755..dd327cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
   message(STATUS "Configuring hypridle in Debug with CMake")
   add_compile_definitions(HYPRLAND_DEBUG)
 else()
-  add_compile_options(-O3)
   message(STATUS "Configuring hypridle in Release with CMake")
 endif()