diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 7936244f..a87f8519 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -214,14 +214,6 @@ else()
   check_compiler_flag("-Ominimal" CC_HAS_OMINIMAL)
   check_compiler_flag("-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections" CC_HAS_SECTIONS)
   check_compiler_flag("-ffast-math" CC_HAS_FASTMATH)
-
-  # Check for an omp support
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-fopenmp -Werror")
-  check_cxx_source_compiles("int main(void) {
-    #pragma omp parallel
-    return 0;
-    }" HAVE_OPENMP)
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "")
 endif()
 
 # Check for LTO support by GCC
@@ -534,10 +526,6 @@ macro(setup_compile_flags)
     endif()
   endif()
 
-  if(HAVE_OPENMP)
-    add_compile_flags("C;CXX" "-fopenmp")
-  endif()
-
   if (ENABLE_ASAN)
     add_compile_flags("C;CXX" -fsanitize=address)
   endif()