diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fb70e8b5..4459c9e53 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ CMakeCache.txt
 CMakeFiles
 CMakeScripts
 Testing
-TestingIfSymlinkWorks
 cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
 compile_commands.json
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index be74c4da2..bbac563ca
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ add_if_flag_compiles(-Werror=implicit-function-declaration CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 # src/external/jar_xm.h does shady stuff
 add_if_flag_compiles(-fno-strict-aliasing CMAKE_C_FLAGS)
 
-include(CheckFileSystemSymlinkSupport)
-
 if (ENABLE_ASAN)
     add_if_flag_compiles(-fno-omit-frame-pointer CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS)
     add_if_flag_compiles(-fsanitize=address CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_LINKER_FLAGS)
diff --git a/cmake/CheckFileSystemSymlinkSupport.cmake b/cmake/CheckFileSystemSymlinkSupport.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 8eb508cb8..000000000
--- a/cmake/CheckFileSystemSymlinkSupport.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Populates a ${FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS} variable
-message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks")
-execute_process(
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink CMakeLists.txt "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/TestingIfSymlinkWorks"
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    RESULT_VARIABLE FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS
-    ERROR_QUIET
-)
-If (FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS)
-  message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks -- unsupported")
-else()
-  message(STATUS "Testing if file system supports symlinks -- supported")
-endif()
-
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cee1b6b5..aba877e77 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -208,16 +208,10 @@ if(SHARED)
   if (${PLATFORM} MATCHES "Desktop")
     target_link_libraries(raylib glfw)
   endif()
-  if (UNIX AND ${FILESYSTEM_LACKS_SYMLINKS})
-    MESSAGE(WARNING "Can't version UNIX shared library on file system without symlink support")
-  else()
-      set_target_properties(raylib PROPERTIES
-          VERSION   ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-          SOVERSION ${API_VERSION}
-      )
-  endif()
   set_target_properties(raylib PROPERTIES
       PUBLIC_HEADER "raylib.h"
+      VERSION   ${PROJECT_VERSION}
+      SOVERSION ${API_VERSION}
   )
 
   if (WIN32)