diff --git a/can_msgs/CMakeLists.txt b/can_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
index c3cc14a15..da650772d 100644
--- a/can_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/can_msgs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(can_msgs)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     message_generation
diff --git a/canopen_402/CMakeLists.txt b/canopen_402/CMakeLists.txt
index 345fbbae7..b5106606c 100644
--- a/canopen_402/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/canopen_402/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(canopen_402)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     canopen_master
diff --git a/canopen_chain_node/CMakeLists.txt b/canopen_chain_node/CMakeLists.txt
index 45c6f9d22..f8ecea237 100644
--- a/canopen_chain_node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/canopen_chain_node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(canopen_chain_node)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     canopen_master
diff --git a/canopen_master/CMakeLists.txt b/canopen_master/CMakeLists.txt
index 62ff3a7ec..9ee7d2057 100644
--- a/canopen_master/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/canopen_master/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(canopen_master)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     class_loader
diff --git a/canopen_motor_node/CMakeLists.txt b/canopen_motor_node/CMakeLists.txt
index c7fd960f4..ace64ba47 100644
--- a/canopen_motor_node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/canopen_motor_node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(canopen_motor_node)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     canopen_402
diff --git a/socketcan_bridge/CMakeLists.txt b/socketcan_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
index 199614176..aea2044d2 100644
--- a/socketcan_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/socketcan_bridge/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(socketcan_bridge)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     can_msgs
diff --git a/socketcan_interface/CMakeLists.txt b/socketcan_interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 91f2594e2..d45f1adde 100644
--- a/socketcan_interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/socketcan_interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 project(socketcan_interface)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-endif()
-
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS
     class_loader