diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a5a4cb5bc..618f67fe82 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,12 +184,6 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASEINTERNAL "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASEINTERNAL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASEINTERNAL "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
 set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASEINTERNAL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE}")
-if(MSVC AND ENABLE_VS_FASTLINK)
-  string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG " /debug:FASTLINK")
-  string(APPEND CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG " /debug:FASTLINK")
-  string(APPEND CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG " /debug:FASTLINK")
-  string(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG " /debug:FASTLINK")
-endif()
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 if(UNIX)