--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -801,7 +801,6 @@
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-noexcept-type") # Added for gtest
     endif()
   endif()
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Werror")
 endif()
 
 # Compile code with defenses enabled (settings to be used for production release code)