diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 92e9b67a46..71f10ca4f2 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL GNU)
     target_compile_options(arangodbtests PRIVATE -fno-devirtualize)
 endif()
 
-SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(arangodbtests PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DCATCH_CONFIG_FAST_COMPILE")
-
 target_link_libraries(arangodbtests
   arangoserver
   rocksdb