diff --git a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f549ba..3d8f697 100644
--- a/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rclcpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 endif()
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
-  # we dont use add_compile_options with pedantic in message packages
-  # because the Python C extensions dont comply with it
-  # TODO(mikaelarguedas) change to add_compile_options
-  # once this is not a message package anymore
-  # https://github.com/ros2/system_tests/issues/191
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic")
+  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
 endif()
 
 include_directories(include)