diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 675e7c80b..77b8b0c18 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ else()
   option(GTSAM_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY        "Enable/Disable building of a shared version of gtsam" ON)
 endif()
 option(GTSAM_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY        "Enable/Disable building of a static version of gtsam" ON)
-option(GTSAM_BUILD_TYPE_POSTFIXES        "Enable/Disable appending the build type to the name of compiled libraries" OFF)
 option(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS             "Enable/Disable using an internal Quaternion representation for rotations instead of rotation matrices" OFF)
 if(MSVC)
   option(GTSAM_BUILD_CONVENIENCE_LIBRARIES "Enable/Disable use of convenience libraries for faster development rebuilds, but slower install" OFF)