diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b9bbe83..fe8d66f7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ elseif("${BUILD_TYPE_UPPER}" STREQUAL "RELWITHDEBUG")
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebug" CACHE STRING "Build Type" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-# check the supported platform
-if(NOT UNIX)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Only *nix like systems are supported.")
-endif()
-
 # Version of the project
 # Generic version of not only the library. Major version is reserved for really big changes of the project,
 # minor version changes with added functionality (new tool, functionality of the tool or library, ...) and