diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Target/X86/CMakeLists.txt
index 77606ba36ee4..206b6514f503 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ set(sources
   )
 
 if( CMAKE_CL_64 )
-  # A workaround for a bug in cmake 2.8.3. See PR 8885.
-  if( CMAKE_VERSION STREQUAL "2.8.3" )
-    include(CMakeDetermineCompilerId)
-  endif()
-  # end of workaround.
   enable_language(ASM_MASM)
   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
     OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/X86CompilationCallback_Win64.obj
diff --git a/projects/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
index f0890bb86798..67943c2e9a36 100644
--- a/projects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ if(${LLVM_BUILD_RUNTIME})
   if(NOT MSVC)
     add_llvm_external_project(libcxx)
   endif()
-  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 2.8.7)
-    add_llvm_external_project(compiler-rt)
-  else()
-    message(WARNING "Can't build compiler-rt, CMake 2.8.8 required!")
-  endif()
+  add_llvm_external_project(compiler-rt)
 endif()
 
 add_llvm_external_project(dragonegg)