diff --git a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
index ed978a1b6a..66df886703 100644
--- a/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/catch/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ if(DEFINED OFFLOAD_ARCH_STR)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${OFFLOAD_ARCH_STR} ")
 endif()
 
-# Use clang as host compiler with nvcc
-if(HIP_COMPILER MATCHES "nvcc")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ccbin clang")
-endif()
-
 # Disable CXX extensions (gnu++11 etc)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)