--- i/CMakeLists.txt
+++ w/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@
 endif()
 
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
-  find_package(Libatomic)
-  if (LIBATOMIC_FOUND)
-    message(STATUS "libatomic found")
-  else ()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "libatomic needed")
-  endif()
 
   find_package(Systemd)
   if (SYSTEMD_FOUND)