diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4fca6175..816c8b6a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ monero_gui_add_library(gui_version SOURCES version.js DEPENDS genversiongui)
 
 message(STATUS "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}")
 
-find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
-
 # OpenSSL
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 message(STATUS "OpenSSL: Version ${OPENSSL_VERSION}")