diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0eed3e56..801eb505 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,15 +114,6 @@ add_subdirectory(folly EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(fbthrift EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 add_subdirectory(zstd/build/cmake EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
-# TODO: workaround until https://github.com/facebook/folly/pull/1497 lands...
-find_path(LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES libunwind.h)
-if(LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DIR)
-  set_property(
-    DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/folly"
-    APPEND
-    PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "FOLLY_HAVE_LIBUNWIND=1")
-endif()
-
 set(ZSTD_LIBRARY_RELEASE
     "ZSTD_LIBRARY_RELEASE-NOTFOUND"
     CACHE FILEPATH "don't build folly with zstd" FORCE)