diff --git a/cmake/XercesDLL.cmake b/cmake/XercesDLL.cmake
index 8ebb8aa09..b25995dea 100644
--- a/cmake/XercesDLL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/XercesDLL.cmake
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ set(XERCES_PLATFORM_EXPORT)
 set(XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT)
 set(XERCES_TEMPLATE_EXTERN extern)
 set(XERCES_DLL_EXPORT)
-set(XERCES_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set(XERCES_STATIC_LIBRARY 1)
-else()
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   if(WIN32)
     set(XERCES_PLATFORM_EXPORT "__declspec(dllexport)")
     set(XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT "__declspec(dllimport)")
diff --git a/config.h.cmake.in b/config.h.cmake.in
index b86c12f1f..a176612dd 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake.in
+++ b/config.h.cmake.in
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@
 /* Define as the platform's import attribute */
 #define XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT @XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT@
 
-/* Define if building a static library */
-#cmakedefine XERCES_STATIC_LIBRARY 1
-
 /* Define to use the POSIX file mgr */
 #cmakedefine XERCES_USE_FILEMGR_POSIX 1
 
diff --git a/src/xercesc/util/Xerces_autoconf_config.hpp.cmake.in b/src/xercesc/util/Xerces_autoconf_config.hpp.cmake.in
index 8870e03e2..a410cf8b5 100644
--- a/src/xercesc/util/Xerces_autoconf_config.hpp.cmake.in
+++ b/src/xercesc/util/Xerces_autoconf_config.hpp.cmake.in
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 #cmakedefine XERCES_HAVE_GETCPUID 1
 
 #cmakedefine XERCES_DLL_EXPORT 1
-#cmakedefine XERCES_STATIC_LIBRARY 1
 #define XERCES_PLATFORM_EXPORT @XERCES_PLATFORM_EXPORT@
 #define XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT @XERCES_PLATFORM_IMPORT@
 #define XERCES_TEMPLATE_EXTERN @XERCES_TEMPLATE_EXTERN@