diff --git a/cmake/presets/intel.cmake b/cmake/presets/intel.cmake
index 869bf7bca2..099d744ad3 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/intel.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/intel.cmake
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "icpc" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "icc" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-O3 -DNDEBG" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(MPI_CXX "icpc" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(MPI_CXX_COMPILER "mpicxx" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 unset(HAVE_OMP_H_INCLUDE CACHE)