diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d1b56fc7..236dbd21 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ if (WIN32)
     add_compile_definitions(NOMINMAX)
 endif ()
 
-include(TestBigEndian)
-test_big_endian(IS_BIG_ENDIAN)
-if (IS_BIG_ENDIAN)
-    add_compile_definitions(ABADDON_IS_BIG_ENDIAN)
-endif ()
-
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/config.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE ABADDON_SOURCES