diff --git a/cmake/build_configurations/mysql_release.cmake b/cmake/build_configurations/mysql_release.cmake
index 2c225c75ce2..d64e60736e5 100644
--- a/cmake/build_configurations/mysql_release.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_configurations/mysql_release.cmake
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ IF(UNIX)
       # libmysqld.so will depend on libaio.so
       SET(LIBMYSQLD_SO_EXTRA_LIBS aio)
     ENDIF()
-
-    # Enable fast mutexes on Linux
-    OPTION(WITH_FAST_MUTEXES "" ON)
   ENDIF()
 
 ENDIF()