diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fc1097b..635f328b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set(VERSION_REV 8)
-set(VERSION_STAGE rc1) 
+set(VERSION_STAGE rc1)
 set(VERSION "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_REV}")
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ endif()
 
 # Depending on the platform, pass in the required defines.
 if (UNIX)
-
-	# warnings as errors:
-	# we have a problem with people checking in code with warnings.
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror -Wno-unused-local-typedefs")
-
 	if (NOT APPLE)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
 	endif()