diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 030a4340..7154e1bd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,17 +62,11 @@ if((NOT DEFINED WIN32) AND (NOT DEFINED ANDROID_PLATFORM) AND (NOT DEFINED APPLE
 endif()
 set(PIP_DLL_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" CACHE STRING "")
 
-if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
-    set(PIP_BUILD_DEBUG ON)
-else()
-    set(PIP_BUILD_DEBUG OFF)
-endif()
-
 # Options
 option(ICU "ICU support for convert codepages" ${_ICU_DEFAULT})
 option(STD_IOSTREAM "Building with std iostream operators support" OFF)
 option(INTROSPECTION "Build with introspection" OFF)
-option(TESTS "Build tests and perform their before install step" ${PIP_BUILD_DEBUG})
+option(TESTS "Build tests and perform their before install step" OFF)
 option(COVERAGE "Build project with coverage info" OFF)
 set(PIP_UTILS 1)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)