diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8eda4c518a..da1de314b6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3246,7 +3246,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(SDL_CLANG_TIDY)
-  cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
   find_program(CLANG_TIDY_BINARY clang-tidy)
 
   if(CLANG_TIDY_BINARY)