diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20ffaf81..44195abd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -248,13 +248,6 @@ if (HAVE_STRTOD_L)
   target_compile_definitions(fmt PUBLIC FMT_LOCALE)
 endif ()
 
-if (MINGW)
-  check_cxx_compiler_flag("-Wa,-mbig-obj" FMT_HAS_MBIG_OBJ)
-  if (${FMT_HAS_MBIG_OBJ})
-    target_compile_options(fmt PRIVATE "-Wa,-mbig-obj")
-  endif()
-endif ()
-
 if (FMT_WERROR)
   target_compile_options(fmt PRIVATE ${WERROR_FLAG})
 endif ()