diff --git a/Formula/thors-serializer.rb b/Formula/thors-serializer.rb
index 480ec8e72d..902cb4b9ef 100644
--- a/Formula/thors-serializer.rb
+++ b/Formula/thors-serializer.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class ThorsSerializer < Formula
 
   depends_on "libyaml"
 
-  needs :cxx14
-
   def install
     ENV["COV"] = "gcov"