diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9fc93a5..924887d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2009,7 +2009,6 @@
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_MARL)
-    set(MARL_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
     add_subdirectory(third_party/marl)
 endif(BUILD_MARL)