diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1283b6af8..614e969a7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@ if os.environ.get("USE_OPENMP", USE_OPENMP_DEFAULT) == "1":
         COMPILE_OPTIONS["other"].append("-fopenmp")
         LINK_OPTIONS["other"].append("-fopenmp")
 
-if sys.platform == "darwin":
-    # On Mac, use libc++ because Apple deprecated use of
-    # libstdc
-    COMPILE_OPTIONS["other"].append("-stdlib=libc++")
-    LINK_OPTIONS["other"].append("-lc++")
-    # g++ (used by unix compiler on mac) links to libstdc++ as a default lib.
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1653047/avoid-linking-to-libstdc
-    LINK_OPTIONS["other"].append("-nodefaultlibs")
 
 # By subclassing build_extensions we have the actual compiler that will be used which is really known only after finalize_options
 # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/724664/python-distutils-how-to-get-a-compiler-that-is-going-to-be-used