diff --git a/man/CMakeLists.txt b/man/CMakeLists.txt
index d698a7d..5ee9120 100644
--- a/man/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/man/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,4 @@ configure_file(gerbv.1.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1 @ONLY)
 
 cmake_path(SET CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR NORMALIZE ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
 
-# Debian and Redhat installs compressed man pages, macos and the rest does not.
-if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux")
-    file(ARCHIVE_CREATE OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1.gz
-                        PATHS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1
-                        COMPRESSION GZip)
-    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1.gz TYPE MAN)
-else()
-    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1 TYPE MAN)
-endif()
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gerbv.1 TYPE MAN)