diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 99bf993f6ce7ce5c88fc0053a82e21675964385a..c4c672574e6cd5b8c6520743dbebbf7258177787 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class CMakeBuild(build_ext):
                 f"-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={compile_type}",
                 "-DPYBIND=ON",
                 "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON",
-                "-DTEST=OFF",
                 "-DCOVERAGE=OFF"
             ]
         )