diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3171cc6597..d66a98f67f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,16 +98,6 @@ else()
   set(ZIG_STATIC_CURSES off)
 endif()
 set(ZIG_STATIC_CURSES ${ZIG_STATIC_CURSES} CACHE BOOL "Prefer linking against static curses")
-set(ZIG_USE_CCACHE off CACHE BOOL "Use ccache")
-
-if(ZIG_USE_CCACHE)
-    find_program(CCACHE_PROGRAM ccache)
-    if(CCACHE_PROGRAM)
-      set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "${CCACHE_PROGRAM}")
-    else()
-      message(SEND_ERROR "ccache requested but not found")
-    endif()
-endif()
 
 if (ZIG_SHARED_LLVM AND ZIG_STATIC_LLVM)
     message(SEND_ERROR "-DZIG_SHARED_LLVM and -DZIG_STATIC_LLVM cannot both be enabled simultaneously")