diff --git a/Scripts/scripts/cgal_create_cmake_script b/Scripts/scripts/cgal_create_cmake_script
index 1722483fd0b..ebc7db94c32 100755
--- a/Scripts/scripts/cgal_create_cmake_script
+++ b/Scripts/scripts/cgal_create_cmake_script
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ EOF
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.10)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-
 EOF
   
     cat <<'EOF'