diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 940592e7ae7de9ed935cf9135f9522521d64bd02..50864fccb06527f527726dec31544d798550c120 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ add_subdirectory(tests)
 enable_testing()
 
 add_custom_target(run_unit_tests
-  ALL
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} -j ${PROCESSOR_COUNT}
   DEPENDS unit_tests mpi_unit_tests
   COMMENT "Executing unit tests."