diff --git a/components/format/CMakeLists.txt b/components/format/CMakeLists.txt
index 381e060..70a1821 100644
--- a/components/format/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/format/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ cpmaddpackage("gh:fmtlib/fmt#10.0.0")
 add_library(errors_format src/format.cpp)
 target_include_directories(errors_format PUBLIC include)
 target_link_libraries(errors_format PUBLIC errors fmt)
-target_compile_features(errors_format PRIVATE cxx_std_20)
 
 if(NOT_SUBPROJECT)
   if (BUILD_TESTING)
@@ -11,13 +10,11 @@ if(NOT_SUBPROJECT)
     get_target_property(errors_format_SOURCES errors_format SOURCES)
     get_target_property(errors_format_INCLUDES errors_format INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
     get_target_property(errors_format_LIBRARIES errors_format LINK_LIBRARIES)
-    get_target_property(errors_format_FEATURES errors_format COMPILE_FEATURES)
 
     # Build tests for the main library
     add_executable(errors_format_test test/format_test.cpp ${errors_format_SOURCES})
     target_include_directories(errors_format_test PRIVATE ${errors_format_INCLUDES})
     target_link_libraries(errors_format_test PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2WithMain ${errors_format_LIBRARIES})
-    target_compile_features(errors_format_test PRIVATE ${errors_format_FEATURES})
 
     # Enable support to check for test coverage
     if(NOT MSVC)