diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 669fdf3a6..81ba38f12 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,10 +152,5 @@ if(BUILD_LAYERMGR)
         add_subdirectory(vkconfig_cmd)
         add_subdirectory(vkconfig_gui)
 
-        if(WIN32 AND (QT_TARGET_TYPE STREQUAL STATIC_LIBRARY))
-            set_property(TARGET vkconfig-gui vkconfig-cmd vkconfig-core PROPERTY MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
-            message(STATUS "INFO: vkconfig will link against static runtime")
-        endif()
-
     endif()
 endif()