diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f3bc575e..82ea054d1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ else()
     # compile flags can be simplye be added
     if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
         add_definitions(-DDEBUG)
-        add_definitions("-fsanitize=address")
     else()
         add_definitions(-DNDEBUG)
     endif()