diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 580cb8cf..fc0d143a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ endif()
 if(HDLCONVERTOR_PYTHON)
 	message(STATUS "Building python hdlConvertor module with libhdlConvertor linked in")
 	find_package(PythonExtensions REQUIRED)
-	find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
 	find_package(Cython REQUIRED)
 else()
 	message(STATUS "Building libhdlConvertor (C++ lib) only, to build python module use setup.py.")