diff --git a/sycl/tools/CMakeLists.txt b/sycl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
index 67b0c7329a10b..83c02bd94481f 100644
--- a/sycl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sycl/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
-
 add_subdirectory(sycl-ls)
 
 # TODO: move each tool in its own sub-directory