--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2020-10-21 10:59:03 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,18 +87,6 @@ set_property(CACHE
              PROPERTY
              STRINGS "Debug" "RelWithDebInfo" "Release" "MinSizeRel")
 
-# Creating and documenting TARGET_ARCHITECTURE cmake property
-set(TARGET_ARCHITECTURE "${TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}"
-    CACHE
-    STRING "Target architecture used for -march (default is native)")
-# If TARGET_ARCHITECTURE is not set use default
-if (NOT TARGET_ARCHITECTURE)
-  set(TARGET_ARCHITECTURE "native"
-      CACHE
-      STRING "Target architecture used for -march (default is native)"
-      FORCE)
-endif (NOT TARGET_ARCHITECTURE)
-
 # Path containing FindGMP.cmake and FindNTL.cmake
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${HELIB_CMAKE_EXTRA_DIR}")
 
@@ -150,7 +138,6 @@ endif (NOT PACKAGE_BUILD)
 
 # Setting flag lists to avoid polluting CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS.
 # PUBLIC_HELIB_CXX_FLAGS will be exported to the installed target.
-set(PRIVATE_HELIB_CXX_FLAGS "-march=${TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}")
 set(PUBLIC_HELIB_CXX_FLAGS "")
 # Add extra checks during build
 if (PEDANTIC_BUILD)