diff --git a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/benchmark/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/benchmark/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
index 741575adb17..c83c833bd4c 100644
--- a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/benchmark/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/benchmark/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Barycentric_coordinates_2_Benchmarks)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.15)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 include(${CGAL_USE_FILE})
diff --git a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/examples/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/examples/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bb9d41b493..772e3bb17a0 100644
--- a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/examples/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/examples/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Barycentric_coordinates_2_Examples)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/test/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/test/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e6d976d47b..aa85e483ff4 100644
--- a/Barycentric_coordinates_2/test/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Barycentric_coordinates_2/test/Barycentric_coordinates_2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Barycentric_coordinates_2_Tests)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Orthtree/benchmark/Orthtree/CMakeLists.txt b/Orthtree/benchmark/Orthtree/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fa75db9fdd..3fc06087cf9 100644
--- a/Orthtree/benchmark/Orthtree/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Orthtree/benchmark/Orthtree/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.14)
 project(Orthtree_benchmarks)
 
-# TODO: I shouldn't leave this here
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED QUIET OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS Core)
 
 create_single_source_cgal_program("construction.cpp")
diff --git a/Shape_regularization/benchmark/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt b/Shape_regularization/benchmark/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
index 93b621af0c5..2331f381e5a 100644
--- a/Shape_regularization/benchmark/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Shape_regularization/benchmark/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Shape_regularization_Benchmarks)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.15)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Shape_regularization/examples/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt b/Shape_regularization/examples/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
index 80af8f48e18..83cb84969cd 100644
--- a/Shape_regularization/examples/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Shape_regularization/examples/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Shape_regularization_Examples)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Shape_regularization/test/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt b/Shape_regularization/test/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
index 88bfd959824..3060457e2e2 100644
--- a/Shape_regularization/test/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Shape_regularization/test/Shape_regularization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Shape_regularization_Tests)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Weights/examples/Weights/CMakeLists.txt b/Weights/examples/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
index 14ee12624ab..6d8beeaf6e7 100644
--- a/Weights/examples/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Weights/examples/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Weights_Examples)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)
 
diff --git a/Weights/test/Weights/CMakeLists.txt b/Weights/test/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
index acfc596cbcc..fee76719f00 100644
--- a/Weights/test/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Weights/test/Weights/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 project(Weights_Tests)
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1...3.22)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 
 find_package(CGAL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core)