diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 128f34969d..58aaaa9c43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ project(dolphin-emu)
 option(USE_EGL "Enables EGL OpenGL Interface" OFF)
 option(TRY_X11 "Enables X11 Support" ON)
 option(USE_SHARED_ENET "Use shared libenet if found rather than Dolphin's soon-to-compatibly-diverge version" OFF)
-option(USE_SHARED_GTEST "Use shared gtest library if found" OFF)
 option(USE_UPNP "Enables UPnP port mapping support" ON)
 option(DISABLE_WX "Disable wxWidgets (use Qt or CLI interface)" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_QT2 "Enable Qt2 (use the other experimental Qt interface)" OFF)
@@ -804,15 +803,8 @@ include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Source/Core")
 ########################################
 # Unit testing.
 #
-find_package(GTest)
-if(GTEST_FOUND AND USE_SHARED_GTEST)
-  message(STATUS "Using shared gtest")
-  include_directories(${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-else()
-  message(STATUS "Using static gtest from Externals")
-  include_directories(Externals/gtest/include)
-  add_subdirectory(Externals/gtest EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-endif()
+message(STATUS "Using static gtest from Externals")
+add_subdirectory(Externals/gtest EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 enable_testing()
 add_custom_target(unittests)