diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a36de73c..4bbb6a9ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
-set(HDF5_ROOT_DIR /opt/hdf5v1.10.0)
 find_package(Qt4)
 find_package(Qwt 6)
 find_package(CBF)