diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b205d0861..959134a61 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,46 +6,6 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local" CACHE PATH "Installation directory prefix" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-
-# Set installation prefix for Unix systems (macOS and Linux)
-if(UNIX AND NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
-    # First try /usr/local
-    set(TEST_FILE "/usr/local/.ci_write_test")
-    
-    # Try to create a test file
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${TEST_FILE}"
-        RESULT_VARIABLE WRITE_RESULT
-    )
-    
-    # Check if write was successful
-    if(WRITE_RESULT EQUAL 0)
-        # We have write access to /usr/local
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local" CACHE PATH "Installation directory prefix" FORCE)
-        message(STATUS "Using /usr/local as installation prefix (write access confirmed)")
-        # Clean up test file
-        execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove "${TEST_FILE}")
-    else()
-        # No write access, fall back to HOME directory
-        set(FALLBACK_DIR "$ENV{HOME}/mst_telemetry")
-        
-        # Create the mst_telemetry directory
-        execute_process(
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${FALLBACK_DIR}"
-            RESULT_VARIABLE CREATE_DIR_RESULT
-        )
-        
-        if(NOT CREATE_DIR_RESULT EQUAL 0)
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to create directory: ${FALLBACK_DIR}")
-        endif()
-        
-        set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${FALLBACK_DIR}" CACHE PATH "Installation directory prefix" FORCE)
-        message(STATUS "No write access to /usr/local, created and using ${FALLBACK_DIR} instead")
-    endif()
-endif()
-
-
-
 set(INSTALL_BIN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for executables")
 set(INSTALL_LIB_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for libraries")
 set(INSTALL_INC_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include" CACHE PATH "Installation directory for headers")