diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index b6b8ad1aa0..f4e32948dd 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
-if (BUILD_UNIT_TEST)
-    option(MEGASEARCH_BUILD_TESTS "Build the megasearch test suite" ON)
-endif(BUILD_UNIT_TEST)
+#if (BUILD_UNIT_TEST)
+#    option(MEGASEARCH_BUILD_TESTS "Build the megasearch test suite" ON)
+#endif(BUILD_UNIT_TEST)
 
 include(ExternalProject)
 include(DefineOptions)