diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 53b88e7..4a854ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,28 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR)
 project (libtree++ VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Modules)
-include(GNUInstallDirs)
-enable_testing()
-
-#cmake options for the project
-option(DOXYGEN "Also build the doxygen documentation" OFF)
-
-
-# set the required c++ standard
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
-include(CTest)
-find_package(Git)
-
-
-INCLUDE(ProcessDOXYGEN)
-INCLUDE(ProcessGIT)
-INCLUDE(add_my_test)
-
-IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
-  set(DEBUG 1)
-ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
+include(defaultOptions)
 
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/config.hpp.in ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/config.hpp @ONLY)