diff --git a/cmake/sdf_config.h.in b/cmake/sdf_config.h.in
index c3ce2336..64ac9f5f 100644
--- a/cmake/sdf_config.h.in
+++ b/cmake/sdf_config.h.in
@@ -31,6 +31,3 @@
 #cmakedefine BUILD_TYPE_RELEASE 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_URDFDOM 1
 #cmakedefine USE_INTERNAL_URDF 1
-
-#define SDF_SHARE_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/"
-#define SDF_VERSION_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/sdformat${SDF_MAJOR_VERSION}/${SDF_PKG_VERSION}"
diff --git a/src/SDF.cc b/src/SDF.cc
index 48c1943b..bd2c5b31 100644
--- a/src/SDF.cc
+++ b/src/SDF.cc
@@ -100,22 +100,6 @@ std::string findFile(const std::string &_filename, bool _searchLocalPath,
     filename = filename.substr(idx + sep.length());
   }
 
-  // Next check the install path.
-  path = sdf::filesystem::append(SDF_SHARE_PATH, filename);
-  if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))
-  {
-    return path;
-  }
-
-  // Next check the versioned install path.
-  path = sdf::filesystem::append(SDF_SHARE_PATH,
-                                 "sdformat" SDF_MAJOR_VERSION_STR,
-                                 sdf::SDF::Version(), filename);
-  if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))
-  {
-    return path;
-  }
-
   // Next check to see if the given file exists.
   path = filename;
   if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))