diff --git a/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild b/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
index ca7f9a9e1d..4c2f113e36 100644
--- a/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
 src_configure() {
-	local mycmakeargs=(
-		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }