diff --git a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
index 0548e4d754..b73959c134 100644
--- a/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rocclr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ write_basic_package_version_file("${ROCCLR_VERSION_PATH}"
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
 
-option(ADDRESS_SANITIZER "Build Address Sanitizer" OFF)
-if (ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
-  set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsanitize=address")
-endif()
-
 # FIXME: Handling legacy custom boolean matching "yes" or "no"
 if(DEFINED USE_COMGR_LIBRARY)
   if(${USE_COMGR_LIBRARY} MATCHES "yes")