diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f5d6ef6..4f9dbcf7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
 
 project(GLFW C)
 
 set(CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 OFF)
 
-if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.0")
-    # Until all major package systems have moved to CMake 3,
-    # we stick with the older INSTALL_NAME_DIR mechanism
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
 endif()