--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ endif()
 # hipBLASLt project
 project(hipblaslt LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-# Force library install path to lib (CentOS 7 defaults to lib64)
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib" CACHE INTERNAL "Installation directory for libraries" FORCE)
-
-
 # Build options
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build hipBLASLt as a shared library" ON)
 option(BUILD_CLIENTS_TESTS "Build tests (requires googletest)" OFF)