diff --git a/src/apps/CMakeLists.txt b/src/apps/CMakeLists.txt
index 534bc311b..f9fb0f1bb 100644
--- a/src/apps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/apps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,10 +83,3 @@ if(BUILD_PROJSYNC)
 
 # global configurations for all apps
 
-if(MSVC OR CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-  if(BIN_TARGETS)
-    # Add _d suffix for debug versions of the apps
-    set_target_properties(${BIN_TARGETS} PROPERTIES
-      DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
-  endif()
-endif()