diff --git a/franka_control/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_control/CMakeLists.txt
index b2e24688f..a1bbf1122 100644
--- a/franka_control/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_control/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 project(franka_control)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   controller_interface
   controller_manager
diff --git a/franka_example_controllers/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_example_controllers/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ad6b6b09..5486f3178 100644
--- a/franka_example_controllers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_example_controllers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 project(franka_example_controllers)
 
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   controller_interface
diff --git a/franka_gazebo/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_gazebo/CMakeLists.txt
index 56bdcae13..8757b7949 100644
--- a/franka_gazebo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_gazebo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ if(${ARCHITECTURE} STREQUAL "armv7l")
 endif()
 
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 # Load catkin and all dependencies required for this package
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   gazebo_dev
diff --git a/franka_gripper/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_gripper/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a830b389..ca97e652f 100644
--- a/franka_gripper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_gripper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 project(franka_gripper)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   roscpp
   message_generation
diff --git a/franka_hw/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_hw/CMakeLists.txt
index d7888a831..2f5bcbcb1 100644
--- a/franka_hw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_hw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 project(franka_hw)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   actionlib
   controller_interface
diff --git a/franka_visualization/CMakeLists.txt b/franka_visualization/CMakeLists.txt
index d8c55a32c..9d830b4e5 100644
--- a/franka_visualization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/franka_visualization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4)
 project(franka_visualization)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
   sensor_msgs
   roscpp