diff --git a/layers/+lang/c-c++/packages.el b/layers/+lang/c-c++/packages.el
index 2411a00d0..bf89cf3ce 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/c-c++/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+lang/c-c++/packages.el
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@
           "=f" 'spacemacs/clang-format-function)))))
 
 (defun c-c++/post-init-company ()
-  (when (configuration-layer/package-used-p 'cmake-mode)
-    (spacemacs|add-company-backends :backends company-cmake :modes cmake-mode))
   (when c-c++-enable-clang-support
     (if (eq c-c++-backend 'lsp)
       (display-warning :error "`c-c++-enable-clang-support' ignored when using lsp backend")
diff --git a/layers/+tools/cmake/packages.el b/layers/+tools/cmake/packages.el
index 3f360fadc..220c39bfb 100644
--- a/layers/+tools/cmake/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+tools/cmake/packages.el
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
     :mode (("CMakeLists\\.txt\\'" . cmake-mode) ("\\.cmake\\'" . cmake-mode))))
 
 (defun cmake/post-init-company ()
-  (when (configuration-layer/package-used-p 'cmake-mode)
-    (spacemacs|add-company-backends :backends company-cmake :modes cmake-mode)))
+  (spacemacs|add-company-backends :backends company-cmake :modes cmake-mode))
 
 (defun cmake/init-helm-ctest ()
   (use-package helm-ctest