diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 22195f2..f101f83 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ set_target_properties(GreeterTests PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}
 # enable compiler warnings
 if(NOT TEST_INSTALLED_VERSION)
   if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
-    target_compile_options(Greeter PUBLIC -Wall -Wpedantic -Wextra -Werror)
+    target_compile_options(Greeter PUBLIC -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
   elseif(MSVC)
     target_compile_options(Greeter PUBLIC /W4 /WX)
     target_compile_definitions(GreeterTests PUBLIC DOCTEST_CONFIG_USE_STD_HEADERS)