diff --git a/cmake/modules/AddSwift.cmake b/cmake/modules/AddSwift.cmake
index ff24b14198b4a..6ac3c62315c9f 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/AddSwift.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/AddSwift.cmake
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ function(add_swift_host_library name)
     endif()
 
     set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES
-      CXX_STANDARD 14
       NO_SONAME YES)
   endif()