diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 99f219f7f2d5ea80ca681f91cb7dd958cfed2b16..77b218400e489d86560d6ad237c669260e15093d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ IF(NOT CLIENT_ONLY)
 
   SET(BOOST_COMPONENTS system thread regex)
   SEARCH_FOR_BOOST ()
-  FINDPYTHON(3 REQUIRED)
+  FINDPYTHON()
 
   SET(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
   IF(USE_QT4)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 95c65bd6ff5742e6c1b42d7f8631b05ba4d8e537..fa2f47f58a566e5852619a8f16e58b50915fd5d8 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ SET(IDL_SOURCES
   graphical-interface
   )
 
-# search for python
-FINDPYTHON(2.7 EXACT REQUIRED)
-
 OMNIIDL_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/idl)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src)