diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/limesuite/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/limesuite/default.nix
index fb1ef8fb669..4599fab0c6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/limesuite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/limesuite/default.nix
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     libX11
   ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" ];
-
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/lib/udev/rules.d
     cp ../udev-rules/64-limesuite.rules $out/lib/udev/rules.d