diff --git a/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake b/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
index 57230eb797..54d2f9c5c1 100644
--- a/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/abseil-cpp.cmake
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ endif()
 # that namespace at build time.
 FetchContent_Declare(
     abseil_cpp
-    PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/abseil-cpp"
-    BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/external/abseil-cpp"
     URL ${DEP_URL_abseil_cpp}
     URL_HASH SHA1=${DEP_SHA1_abseil_cpp}
     PATCH_COMMAND ${ABSL_PATCH_COMMAND}