diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d02c101..b442fc11 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ if (NOT NRF5_SDK_PATH)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "The path to the NRF52 SDK must be specified on the command line (add -DNRF5_SDK_PATH=<path>")
 endif ()
 
-if(NOT USE_JLINK AND NOT USE_GDB_CLIENT AND NOT USE_OPENOCD)
-  set(USE_JLINK true)
-endif()
-
 if(USE_JLINK)
   if (NOT NRFJPROG)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "the path to the tool nrfjprog must be specified on the command line (add -DNRFJPROG=<path>")