diff --git a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
index 64ca1ae997..d0c4682d26 100644
--- a/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdParty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ set(CMAKE_USE_LIBSSH2 OFF CACHE type BOOL)
 set(CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL ON CACHE type BOOL)
 # mop: super important...if this is off curl will not handle request timeouts < 1000ms
 set(ENABLE_THREADED_RESOLVER ON CACHE type BOOL)
-# bugfix for HAVE_POSIX_STRERROR_R define on cross compiling. 
-#if (CROSS_COMPILING)
-#  add_definitions("-DHAVE_POSIX_STRERROR_R=1")
-#  add_definitions("-DHAVE_POSIX_STRERROR_R__TRYRUN_OUTPUT=TRUE")
-#endif()
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/curl/curl-7.50.3)
 
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