--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8.2 )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 3.16 )
 PROJECT( MegaGlest )
 
 #SET(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 ENDIF()
 SET_PROPERTY(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel)
 
-IF(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
-ENDIF()
-
 # add additional CMake modules
 MESSAGE(STATUS "CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR = ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/mk/cmake/Modules)