diff --git a/faiss/impl/platform_macros.h b/faiss/impl/platform_macros.h
index 5b38ff2a68..3315d0405e 100644
--- a/faiss/impl/platform_macros.h
+++ b/faiss/impl/platform_macros.h
@@ -151,11 +151,4 @@ inline int __builtin_clzll(uint64_t x) {
 #define FAISS_PRAGMA_IMPRECISE_FUNCTION_END
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_MSVC_LANG)
-static_assert(_MSVC_LANG >= 201703L, "C++17 is expected");
-#else
-// make sure that at least C++17 is used
-static_assert(__cplusplus >= 201703L, "C++17 is expected");
-#endif
-
 // clang-format on