diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 819d3143..7ca267ce 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ include(CreateDirectoryGroups)
 create_directory_groups(${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
 
 add_library(dynarmic ${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
-set_target_properties(dynarmic PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 target_include_directories(dynarmic
                            PUBLIC ../include
                            PRIVATE .)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index e41a776b..fd6f50fd 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ create_directory_groups(${SRCS} ${HEADERS})
 
 add_executable(dynarmic_tests ${SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(dynarmic_tests PRIVATE dynarmic boost catch ${llvm_libs})
-set_target_properties(dynarmic_tests PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
 target_include_directories(dynarmic_tests PRIVATE . ../src)
 target_compile_options(dynarmic_tests PRIVATE ${DYNARMIC_CXX_FLAGS})