diff --git a/src/xoj-preview-extractor/CMakeLists.txt b/src/xoj-preview-extractor/CMakeLists.txt
index b2029d68..2e1d68ba 100644
--- a/src/xoj-preview-extractor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/xoj-preview-extractor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ target_link_libraries (xournal-thumbnailer
 
 set (THUMBNAILER_BIN "xournal-thumbnailer")
 
-add_custom_command (TARGET xournal-thumbnailer POST_BUILD
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_STRIP} ${THUMBNAILER_BIN}
-)
-
 ## Install ##
 
 install (TARGETS xournal-thumbnailer