diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a3e02666..7c43c7e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -370,9 +370,3 @@ endif()
 # they don't yet exist!
 add_custom_target(postbuild ALL DEPENDS musikcube musikcubed)
 add_custom_command(TARGET postbuild POST_BUILD COMMAND cmake .)
-
-# strip binaries in release mode
-if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
-  message(STATUS "stripping binaries...")
-  add_custom_command(TARGET postbuild POST_BUILD COMMAND "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/strip-nix.sh")
-endif()