diff --git a/cmake/std/atdm/ATDMDevEnvSettings.cmake b/cmake/std/atdm/ATDMDevEnvSettings.cmake
index c5a6c1ca980b..f35157dcd2c5 100644
--- a/cmake/std/atdm/ATDMDevEnvSettings.cmake
+++ b/cmake/std/atdm/ATDMDevEnvSettings.cmake
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ IF ((ATDM_COMPILER MATCHES ".*CLANG.*") AND ATDM_ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
   SET(EXTRA_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS
     "${EXTRA_EXTRA_LINK_FLAGS} -ldl -fsanitize=address")
 ENDIF()
-# FPIC
-IF (ATDM_FPIC)
-  SET(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON CACHE BOOL "Build targets with position independent code")
-ENDIF()
 
 SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS
   "$ENV{ATDM_CONFIG_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
diff --git a/packages/framework/ini-files/config-specs.ini b/packages/framework/ini-files/config-specs.ini
index 0fd0f532f060..cf08c60985b2 100644
--- a/packages/framework/ini-files/config-specs.ini
+++ b/packages/framework/ini-files/config-specs.ini
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ opt-set-cmake-var Trilinos_ENABLE_COMPLEX BOOL : OFF
 #
 
 [USE-FPIC|YES]
-opt-set-cmake-var CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE BOOL : ON
+# Nothing to do here.
 
 [USE-FPIC|NO]
 # Nothing to do here.
diff --git a/packages/framework/pr_tools/trilinosprhelpers/unittests/config-specs.ini b/packages/framework/pr_tools/trilinosprhelpers/unittests/config-specs.ini
index 6174dd775222..6d76baeab962 100644
--- a/packages/framework/pr_tools/trilinosprhelpers/unittests/config-specs.ini
+++ b/packages/framework/pr_tools/trilinosprhelpers/unittests/config-specs.ini
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ opt-set-cmake-var Trilinos_ENABLE_COMPLEX BOOL : OFF
 #
 
 [USE-FPIC|YES]
-opt-set-cmake-var CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE BOOL : ON
+# Nothing to do here.
 
 [USE-FPIC|NO]
 # Nothing to do here.