diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 853f7a91ee9..796eae741ae 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ option(ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_ACTSVG "Use the ActSVG system library" ${ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_
 option(ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_COVFIE "Use a system-provided covfie installation" ${ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 option(ACTS_SETUP_COVFIE "If we want to set up covfie" ON)
 option(ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_DETRAY "Use a system-provided detray installation" ${ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS})
-option(ACTS_SETUP_DETRAY "If we want to set up detray" ON)
+option(ACTS_SETUP_DETRAY "If we want to set up detray" OFF)
 option(ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_VECMEM "Use a system-provided vecmem installation" ${ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 option(ACTS_SETUP_VECMEM "If we want to set up vecmem" ON)
 option(ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_TRACCC "Use a system-provided traccc installation" ${ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS})
diff --git a/Detray/CMakeLists.txt b/Detray/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cf90b85aca..88a951601c5 100644
--- a/Detray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Detray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ if(DETRAY_SETUP_VECMEM)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-include(vecmem-check-language)
-
 # Set up JSON for I/O
 option(
     DETRAY_SETUP_NLOHMANN
diff --git a/docs/pages/contributing/building_acts.md b/docs/pages/contributing/building_acts.md
index 7c1b338a0e8..b2678ea5528 100644
--- a/docs/pages/contributing/building_acts.md
+++ b/docs/pages/contributing/building_acts.md
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ components.
 | ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_COVFIE              | Use a system-provided covfie<br>installation<br> type: `bool`, default: `ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS -> OFF`                                                                                                                              |
 | ACTS_SETUP_COVFIE                   | If we want to set up covfie<br> type: `bool`, default: `ON`                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_DETRAY              | Use a system-provided detray<br>installation<br> type: `bool`, default: `ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS -> OFF`                                                                                                                              |
-| ACTS_SETUP_DETRAY                   | If we want to set up detray<br> type: `bool`, default: `ON`                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| ACTS_SETUP_DETRAY                   | If we want to set up detray<br> type: `bool`, default: `OFF`                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_VECMEM              | Use a system-provided vecmem<br>installation<br> type: `bool`, default: `ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS -> OFF`                                                                                                                              |
 | ACTS_SETUP_VECMEM                   | If we want to set up vecmem<br> type: `bool`, default: `ON`                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_TRACCC              | Use a system-provided traccc<br>installation<br> type: `bool`, default: `ACTS_USE_SYSTEM_LIBS -> OFF`                                                                                                                              |