diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ee595db9aa..ccbf5c7024e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -930,9 +930,6 @@ endif()
 # Python bindings
 
 if (WITH_CORE AND WITH_BINDINGS)
-
-  find_package(PythonLibrary REQUIRED)
-
   # python support: check for interpreter, sip, pyqt5
   find_package(PyQt5 REQUIRED)
   set(PYQT_SIP_FLAGS ${PYQT5_SIP_FLAGS})