diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee79351..4d1cbf9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,27 +8,11 @@ set(SOURCE sources/main.cpp)
 set(LIBS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/libs/)
 set(INCLUDE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
 set(TESTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "clang")
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "clang++")
 
-find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER clang)
-find_program(CLANG_CXX_COMPILER clang++)
 find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
 find_path(IXWEBSOCKET_INCLUDE_DIR ixwebsocket)
 find_library(IXWEBSOCKET_LIBRARIES ixwebsocket)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER OR NOT CLANG_CXX_COMPILER)
-    message(STATUS "clang not found")
-    set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER gcc)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER g++)
-    find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER gcc)
-    find_program(CLANG_CXX_COMPILER g++)
-    if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER OR NOT CLANG_CXX_COMPILER)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "gcc not found")
-    endif()
-endif()
-message(STATUS "current compiler: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
-
 if(NOT IXWEBSOCKET_INCLUDE_DIR OR NOT IXWEBSOCKET_LIBRARIES)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ixwebsocket not found")
 endif()