diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index bd4babd87..4190eeedd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Tests::
 
 Build::
 
-  * core: fix detection of gettext headers on Darwin (issue #2031)
   * core: make libintl.h required if CMake option ENABLE_NLS is enabled (issue #2031)
 
 [[v4.1.2]]
diff --git a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
index e2222ee9c..2460e190b 100644
--- a/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindGettext.cmake
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ find_path(LIBINTL_INCLUDE
 
 set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${LIBINTL_INCLUDE})
 
-if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-lintl")
-endif()
-
 check_include_files(libintl.h HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
 
 if(NOT HAVE_LIBINTL_H)