diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 048be56ff..dd6fb7d86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "Using unknown linker, not setting linker optimizations")
 endif ()
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_FLAGS}")
-# XXX(daniel-j-h): building libosrm.a invokes AR passing on the linker flags, but AR does not understand them
-#set(CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${LINKER_FLAGS}")