diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c05922d2..44381b25 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ get_directory_property(IS_SUBPROJECT PARENT_DIRECTORY)
 # Load TRIQS and CPP2PY
 find_package(TRIQS 3.2 REQUIRED)
 
-find_package(Python)
-set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} CACHE FILEPATH "Python Executable")
-set(PYTHON_LIB_DEST_ROOT ${PYTHON_LIB_DEST_ROOT} CACHE FILEPATH "Python module directory")
-
 # Get the git hash & print status
 triqs_get_git_hash_of_source_dir(PROJECT_GIT_HASH)
 message(STATUS "${PROJECT_NAME} version : ${PROJECT_VERSION}")