diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index 415f6403046..e13a6905413 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@
       "cacheVariables": {
         "BOOST_ROOT": "/usr",
         "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS": false,
-        "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD": "17",
         "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER": "ccache",
         "QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS": "ON",
         "QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN": "ON",
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@
         "windows-msvc-release"
       ],
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD": "17",
         "CMAKE_UNITY_BUILD": "ON",
         "QL_ENABLE_SESSIONS": "ON",
         "QL_ENABLE_THREAD_SAFE_OBSERVER_PATTERN": "ON",