diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c58c11..635283d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 # Project build options.
 option(WITH_TESTS "Compile tests." NO)
-option(GENERATE_POT "Generate / Update .pot file" YES)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index a0db5d1..233008b 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ cmake --build . -- --jobs=$(nproc --ignore=1)
 .CMake options:
 * `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` for a debug build.
 * `-DWITH_TESTS=YES` if you want to compile the tests.
-* `-DGENERATE_POT=NO` to not (re-)generate the .pot file.
 * `-DXGETTEXT_CMD=String` The program to use instead of `xgettext`.
 
 include::{uri-base}/raw/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.adoc[]
diff --git a/translations/CMakeLists.txt b/translations/CMakeLists.txt
index 38c019d..a1ca42f 100644
--- a/translations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/translations/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
 set(potfile "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/translations/${PROJECT_NAME}.pot")
+file(GLOB po_src_files "../src/*pp")
 
-if(GENERATE_POT)
-  file(GLOB po_src_files "../src/*pp")
+add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${potfile}
+  COMMAND "${XGETTEXT_CMD}"
+  "--language=C++"
+  "--keyword=translate:1,1t"
+  "--keyword=translate:1c,2,2t"
+  "--keyword=translate:1,2,3t"
+  "--keyword=translate:1c,2,3,4t"
+  "--package-name=${PROJECT_NAME}"
+  "--package-version=${PROJECT_VERSION}"
+  "--from-code=utf-8"
+  "--foreign-user"
+  "--output=${potfile}"
+  ${po_src_files}
+  DEPENDS "${po_src_files}"
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+  COMMENT "Extract translatable messages to ${potfile}")
+add_custom_target(${PROJECT_NAME}_pot
+  ALL DEPENDS ${potfile})
 
-  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${potfile}
-    COMMAND "${XGETTEXT_CMD}"
-    "--language=C++"
-    "--keyword=translate:1,1t"
-    "--keyword=translate:1c,2,2t"
-    "--keyword=translate:1,2,3t"
-    "--keyword=translate:1c,2,3,4t"
-    "--package-name=${PROJECT_NAME}"
-    "--package-version=${PROJECT_VERSION}"
-    "--from-code=utf-8"
-    "--foreign-user"
-    "--output=${potfile}"
-    ${po_src_files}
-    DEPENDS "${po_src_files}"
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-    COMMENT "Extract translatable messages to ${potfile}")
-  add_custom_target(${PROJECT_NAME}_pot
-    ALL DEPENDS ${potfile})
-
-  unset(po_src_files)
-endif(GENERATE_POT)
+unset(po_src_files)
 
 file(GLOB po_files "*.po")