diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fb2bf39..d89e18fc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ option(FIX_BUGS "Fix certain bugs (see src/Bug Fixes.txt)" OFF)
 option(NONPORTABLE "Enable bits of code that aren't portable, but are what the original game used" OFF)
 option(FORCE_LOCAL_LIBS "Compile the built-in versions of SDL2, FreeType, and FLTK instead of using the system-provided ones" OFF)
 
-# Default to Release build
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
-endif()
-
 project(CSE2 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 if(MSVC)