diff --git a/cmake/static_link.cmake b/cmake/static_link.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dc602c25..000000000
--- a/cmake/static_link.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-if(STATIC_LINK)
-  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-    link_libraries( -static-libstdc++ )
-  else()
-    link_libraries( -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc )
-  endif()
-endif()