diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 883a9a0e57a3b8685117a62987c6c6454ef38597..531cac20dfa9a354490c1c7eb83d68e5e1ae455c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
-
 project(moose)
 set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 
-if(POLICY CMP0048)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 OLD )
-endif(POLICY CMP0048)
-
 # If from command line, version info is not passed, use the git to generate a
 # version file. If GIT fails, use the previous known version.
 find_program(GIT_EXEC "git")