--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Mo
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs) # install directories
 
-# ROCm does not use lib64
-set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
-
 include(rocprofiler_register_utilities) # various functions/macros
 include(rocprofiler_register_interfaces) # interface libraries
 include(rocprofiler_register_compilers) # compiler identification