diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f000be0..6e74ebe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ endif ()
 
 # main library
 if (BUILD_STATIC)
-  if (WIN32)
-    set(CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
-  endif()
   set(ISMRMRD_PUGIXML_LIBRARIES pugixml::static)
   add_library(ismrmrd STATIC ${ISMRMRD_TARGET_SOURCES})
 else()