diff --git a/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt b/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
index 422d96d..7a2218c 100644
--- a/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sf-writer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
-
 file(GLOB SOURCES
         *.cpp)
 
@@ -7,10 +5,9 @@ add_executable(sf-writer sf_h5_writer.cpp)
 set_target_properties(sf-writer PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME sf_h5_writer)
 
 target_include_directories(sf-writer PRIVATE ${MPI_CXX_INCLUDE_PATH})
-target_compile_options(sf-writer PRIVATE ${MPI_CXX_COMPILE_FLAGS})
+
 
 target_link_libraries(sf-writer
-        ${MPI_CXX_LIBRARIES} ${MPI_CXX_LINK_FLAGS}
         core-writer
         external
         zmq