5 files changed, 5 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/clang/settings.cmake b/cmake/compiler/clang/settings.cmake
index 0fa27e6493c..1ff7fcb2422 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/clang/settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/clang/settings.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
 
-# Set build-directive (used in core to tell which buildtype we used)
-target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
-  INTERFACE
-    -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="$<CONFIG>")
-
 set(CLANG_EXPECTED_VERSION 11.0.0)
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "AppleClang")
   # apple doesnt like to do the sane thing which would be to use the same version numbering as regular clang
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/settings.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/settings.cmake
index 99417c1fbf9..e830d28b655 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/settings.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# Set build-directive (used in core to tell which buildtype we used)
-target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
-  INTERFACE
-    -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="$<CONFIG>")
-
 set(GCC_EXPECTED_VERSION 11.1.0)
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS GCC_EXPECTED_VERSION)
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/msvc/settings.cmake b/cmake/compiler/msvc/settings.cmake
index 2611cdc65e1..4858aa242e6 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/msvc/settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/msvc/settings.cmake
@@ -59,23 +59,13 @@ else()
   message(STATUS "MSVC: Disabled Safe Exception Handlers for debug builds")
 endif()
 
-# Set build-directive (used in core to tell which buildtype we used)
 # msbuild/devenv don't set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM, you can choose build type from a dropdown after generating projects
 if("${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}" MATCHES "MSBuild")
-  target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
-    INTERFACE
-      -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="$(ConfigurationName)")
-
   # multithreaded compiling on VS
   target_compile_options(trinity-compile-option-interface
     INTERFACE
       /MP)
 else()
-  # while all make-like generators do (nmake, ninja)
-  target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
-    INTERFACE
-      -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="$<CONFIG>")
-
   # Forces writes to the PDB file to be serialized through mspdbsrv.exe (/FS)
   # Enable faster PDB generation in parallel builds by minimizing RPC calls to mspdbsrv.exe (/Zf)
   target_compile_options(trinity-compile-option-interface
diff --git a/cmake/macros/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake b/cmake/macros/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
index b9bcaffd7d2..34ed3170044 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ add_library(trinity-compile-option-interface INTERFACE)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
 
+# Set build-directive (used in core to tell which buildtype we used)
+target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
+  INTERFACE
+    -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="$<CONFIG>")
+
 # An interface library to make the target features available to other targets
 add_library(trinity-feature-interface INTERFACE)
 
diff --git a/cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake b/cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake
index 846742906b0..2dd8197e293 100644
--- a/cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/platform/unix/settings.cmake
@@ -52,8 +52,4 @@ elseif(CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES "icc")
   include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/compiler/icc/settings.cmake)
 elseif(CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES "clang" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/compiler/clang/settings.cmake)
-else()
-  target_compile_definitions(trinity-compile-option-interface
-    INTERFACE
-      -D_BUILD_DIRECTIVE="${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 endif()