diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0026dcb7f..ffd978562 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ SET (PROJECT_VERSION "${ASSIMP_VERSION}")
 
 SET( ASSIMP_PACKAGE_VERSION "0" CACHE STRING "the package-specific version used for uploading the sources" )
 
-# Needed for openddl_parser config, no use of c++11 at this moment
-ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DOPENDDL_NO_USE_CPP11 )
+# Enable C++1 globally
 set_property( GLOBAL PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11 )
 
 # Get the current working branch