diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12b9f20d..20b21882 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@ endif()
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Compiler config
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-if(SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
 # make sure __cplusplus is defined when using msvc and enable parallel build
 if(MSVC)