diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c181eb903..aa1a256ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -472,15 +472,6 @@ if(SANITIZE)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address,undefined")
 endif()
 
-# Set default blockchain storage location:
-# memory was the default in Cryptonote before Monero implemented LMDB, it still works but is unnecessary.
-# set(DATABASE memory)
-set(DATABASE lmdb)
-message(STATUS "Using LMDB as default DB type")
-set(BLOCKCHAIN_DB DB_LMDB)
-add_definitions("-DDEFAULT_DB_TYPE=\"lmdb\"")
-add_definitions("-DBLOCKCHAIN_DB=${BLOCKCHAIN_DB}")
-
 # Can't install hook in static build on OSX, because OSX linker does not support --wrap
 # On ARM, having libunwind package (with .so's only) installed breaks static link.
 # When possible, avoid stack tracing using libunwind in favor of using easylogging++.