diff --git a/sciurus17_examples/CMakeLists.txt b/sciurus17_examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ac0a3a..6caff20 100644
--- a/sciurus17_examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sciurus17_examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
-add_compile_options(-g)
-
 # find dependencies
 find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
 find_package(angles REQUIRED)