diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df8d7eb5bb..c6421cecc3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ## Author: Hank Anderson <hank@statease.com>
 ##
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.0)
 
 project(OpenBLAS C ASM)
 
@@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "AIX|Android|Linux|FreeBSD|OpenBSD|NetBSD|Drago
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if (APPLE AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
-endif()
-
 # Seems that this hack doesn't required since macOS 11 Big Sur
 if (APPLE AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_VERSION VERSION_LESS 20)
   set (CMAKE_C_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS 1)