--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -238,25 +238,6 @@
 endif()
 
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64")
-  CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG("-mcpu=power9" HAS_POWER9)
-  if(HAS_POWER9)
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mcpu=power9 -mtune=power9")
-  else()
-    CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG("-mcpu=power8" HAS_POWER8)
-    if(HAS_POWER8)
-      set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -mcpu=power8 -mtune=power8")
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mcpu=power8 -mtune=power8")
-    endif(HAS_POWER8)
-  endif(HAS_POWER9)
-  CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG("-maltivec" HAS_ALTIVEC)
-  if(HAS_ALTIVEC)
-    message(STATUS " HAS_ALTIVEC yes")
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -maltivec")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -maltivec")
-  endif(HAS_ALTIVEC)
-endif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64")
 
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm64|aarch64|AARCH64")
         CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG("-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto" HAS_ARMV8_CRC)