diff --git a/CMakeL10n.txt b/CMakeL10n.txt
index a8544ca32ef..9e9ba7fdd61 100644
--- a/CMakeL10n.txt
+++ b/CMakeL10n.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.1 )
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################
 
-set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" )
 include( TDEL10n )
 
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f1d1bedaaf..2c9793cef98 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ include( FindPkgConfig ) # required for find_package( TDE )
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################
 
-set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" )
 include( TDEMacros )
 
 
diff --git a/template/commonCMakeLists.txt b/template/commonCMakeLists.txt
index 1ce2ad655b6..02b3efccaf5 100644
--- a/template/commonCMakeLists.txt
+++ b/template/commonCMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ include( FindPkgConfig ) # required for find_package( TDE )
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################
 
-set( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" )
 include( TDEMacros )