diff --git a/cmake/hdf5.cmake b/cmake/hdf5.cmake
index b1e0d2a..11941f2 100644
--- a/cmake/hdf5.cmake
+++ b/cmake/hdf5.cmake
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ CMAKE_ARGS ${hdf5_cmake_args}
 BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${HDF5_LIBRARIES}
 DEPENDS ZLIB
 CONFIGURE_HANDLED_BY_BUILD ON
-INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT 60
 USES_TERMINAL_DOWNLOAD true
 USES_TERMINAL_UPDATE true
 USES_TERMINAL_PATCH true
diff --git a/cmake/zlib.cmake b/cmake/zlib.cmake
index fcef78a..30ecd47 100644
--- a/cmake/zlib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/zlib.cmake
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ ${zlib_download}
 CMAKE_ARGS ${zlib_cmake_args}
 BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 CONFIGURE_HANDLED_BY_BUILD ON
-INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT 60
 USES_TERMINAL_DOWNLOAD true
 USES_TERMINAL_UPDATE true
 USES_TERMINAL_PATCH true
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f028e3..5b856ea 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY LABELS h5fortran)
 
+# workaround flags for tests
+
 if(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   add_compile_options("$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:Fortran>:-Wno-compare-reals;-Wno-maybe-uninitialized>")
 endif()
 
+# test files
+
 set(attr_file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_attr_py.h5)
 set(shape_file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_shape.h5)
 set(string_file ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test_string_py.h5)