diff --git a/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt b/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
index 08862756f3..a661304afc 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/openrct2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -175,13 +175,6 @@ if (NOT MINGW AND NOT MSVC)
     endif ()
 endif ()
 
-if (NOT APPLE AND NOT MINGW AND NOT MSVC)
-    # This is ugly hack to work around https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-5/+bug/1568899.
-    # Once C++17 is enabled (and thus old compilers are no longer supported, this needs to be gone.
-    # We cannot simply detect the _compiler_ version, as the bug exists with the C++ _library_
-    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} gcc_s gcc)
-endif ()
-
 if (NOT DISABLE_TTF)
     if (STATIC)
         target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} ${FREETYPE_STATIC_LIBRARIES})