diff --git a/tools/build_absl.sh b/tools/build_absl.sh
index 4b237e3b..aea8ed2b 100755
--- a/tools/build_absl.sh
+++ b/tools/build_absl.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ cd "tools/build/abseil-cpp"
   -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF \
   -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" \
-  -DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.3 \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
   -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON \
   "../../vendor/abseil-cpp" &&