diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 111a603..109394f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,22 +25,12 @@ endif()
 project(OpenEXRMetaProject)
 
 
-# An "official" way to make this a super-project
-# basically overrides the find_package to not find anything
-# for stuff we're including locally
-set(as_subproject IlmBase OpenEXR)
-macro(find_package)
-  if(NOT "${ARGV0}" IN_LIST as_subproject)
-    _find_package(${ARGV})
-  endif()
-endmacro()
-
 
 # If you want to use ctest to configure, build and
 # upload the results, cmake has builtin support for
 # submitting to CDash, or any server who speaks the
 # same protocol
-# 
+#
 # These settings will need to be set for your environment,
 # and then a script such as the example in
 #
@@ -51,7 +41,7 @@ endmacro()
 # cmake -S cmake/SampleCTestScript.cmake
 #
 # [or whatever you name the file you edit]
-# 
+#
 #set(CTEST_PROJECT_NAME "OpenEXR")
 #set(CTEST_NIGHTLY_START_TIME "01:01:01 UTC")
 #set(CTEST_DROP_METHOD "http") # there are others...
diff --git a/OpenEXR/CMakeLists.txt b/OpenEXR/CMakeLists.txt
index 390b27f..87b2d01 100644
--- a/OpenEXR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/OpenEXR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ include(config/OpenEXRSetup.cmake)
 
 # Everyone depends on IlmBase, and we currently rely on
 # the version matched with our release
-find_package(IlmBase ${OPENEXR_VERSION} EXACT REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 # generates config headers, package config files
 add_subdirectory(config)
diff --git a/OpenEXR/config/OpenEXRSetup.cmake b/OpenEXR/config/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
index 5116726..34c7c87 100644
--- a/OpenEXR/config/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
+++ b/OpenEXR/config/OpenEXRSetup.cmake
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endif()
 # Whether to build & install the various command line utility programs
 option(OPENEXR_BUILD_UTILS "Enables building of utility programs" ON)
 
-# This is a variable here for use in controlling where include files are 
+# This is a variable here for use in controlling where include files are
 # installed. Care must be taken when changing this, as many things
 # probably assume this is OpenEXR
 set(OPENEXR_OUTPUT_SUBDIR OpenEXR CACHE STRING "Destination sub-folder of the include path for install")
diff --git a/OpenEXR_Viewers/CMakeLists.txt b/OpenEXR_Viewers/CMakeLists.txt
index 5efa353..5246fa7 100644
--- a/OpenEXR_Viewers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/OpenEXR_Viewers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ project(OpenEXR_Viewers VERSION ${OPENEXR_VIEWERS_VERSION})
 #######################################
 include(config/OpenEXRViewersSetup.cmake)
 
-find_package(IlmBase ${OPENEXR_VIEWERS_VERSION} EXACT REQUIRED CONFIG)
-find_package(OpenEXR ${OPENEXR_VIEWERS_VERSION} EXACT REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 # This is for newer cmake versions who know about vendor versions
 set(OpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE GLVND)
diff --git a/PyIlmBase/CMakeLists.txt b/PyIlmBase/CMakeLists.txt
index 291b96e..7d5074f 100644
--- a/PyIlmBase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/PyIlmBase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ project(PyIlmBase VERSION ${PYILMBASE_VERSION} LANGUAGES C CXX)
 include(config/PyIlmBaseSetup.cmake)
 
 # we have a strong dependence on IlmBase being an exact match
-find_package(IlmBase ${PYILMBASE_VERSION} EXACT REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 # we are building a python extension, so of course we depend on
 # python as well. Except we don't know which version...