diff --git a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ed8d83072c..d9e238f25f8 100644
--- a/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Installation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -633,8 +633,6 @@ option( CGAL_ENABLE_PRECONFIG "Select to allow to preconfiguration of external l
 # this; e.g. in MPFI/RS in Algebraic_kernel_d. For these cases CGAL
 # and the example/test must be configured with MPFI (just one is not sufficient)
 
-option( CGAL_ALLOW_ALL_PRECONFIGURED_LIBS_COMPONENT "Select to allow to use all preconfigured external libraries" OFF)
- 
 include(CGAL_SetupDependencies)
 
 message("== Detect external libraries (DONE) ==\n")
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
index 019084ac316..db209a284f4 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_binary.cmake.in
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ set(CGAL_VERSION "${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_BUILD_VERSI
 
 set(CGAL_USE_FILE "${CGAL_MODULES_DIR}/UseCGAL.cmake" )
 
-set(CGAL_ALLOW_ALL_PRECONFIGURED_LIBS_COMPONENT "@CGAL_ALLOW_ALL_PRECONFIGURED_LIBS_COMPONENT@")
-
 if ( CGAL_FIND_REQUIRED )
   set( CHECK_CGAL_COMPONENT_MSG_ON_ERROR TRUE        )
   set( CHECK_CGAL_COMPONENT_ERROR_TYPE   FATAL_ERROR )
diff --git a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.in b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.in
index d56398d2bdb..d6f45cf1a63 100644
--- a/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.in
+++ b/Installation/cmake/modules/CGALConfig_install.cmake.in
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ set(CGAL_VERSION "${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_BUILD_VERSI
 
 set(CGAL_USE_FILE "${CGAL_MODULES_DIR}/UseCGAL.cmake" )
 
-set(CGAL_ALLOW_ALL_PRECONFIGURED_LIBS_COMPONENT "@CGAL_ALLOW_ALL_PRECONFIGURED_LIBS_COMPONENT@")
-
 if ( CGAL_FIND_REQUIRED )
   set( CHECK_CGAL_COMPONENT_MSG_ON_ERROR TRUE        )
   set( CHECK_CGAL_COMPONENT_ERROR_TYPE   FATAL_ERROR )