diff --git a/build/cmake/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake b/build/cmake/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
index 65ccc69..93255e0 100644
--- a/build/cmake/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
@@ -73,19 +73,16 @@
 # C++ Language Level Defaults - this depends on the compiler capabilities
 #
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  if (MSVC AND MSVC_VERSION LESS 1800)
-    # MSVC 2012 and earlier don't support template aliases so you have to use C++98
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 98) 
-    message(STATUS "Setting C++98 as the default language level (for an older MSVC compiler).")
-  else()
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) # C++11
-    message(STATUS "Setting C++11 as the default language level.")
-  endif()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11) # C++11
+  message(STATUS "Setting C++11 as the default language level.")
   message(STATUS "To specify a different C++ language level, set CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD")
 endif()
 
-if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED OFF) # can degrade to C++98 if compiler does not support C++11
+if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 98)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "only C++11 or above C++ standard is supported")
+elseif (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 11)
+  # should not fallback to C++98
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS)
diff --git a/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake b/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
index 98fb589..3f112b6 100644
--- a/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
@@ -95,17 +95,6 @@
 endif()
 
 # C++ Language Level
-if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-elseif (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 98)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "only C++11 or above C++ standard is supported")
-endif()
-
-if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 11)
-  # should not fallback to C++98
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-endif()
-
 set(CXX_LANGUAGE_LEVEL "C++${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}")
 if (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED)
   string(CONCAT CXX_LANGUAGE_LEVEL "${CXX_LANGUAGE_LEVEL} [compiler must support it]")