diff --git a/cmake/macros/HifiLibrarySearchHints.cmake b/cmake/macros/HifiLibrarySearchHints.cmake
index e4b67af15e..2eed364a68 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/HifiLibrarySearchHints.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/HifiLibrarySearchHints.cmake
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 macro(HIFI_LIBRARY_SEARCH_HINTS LIBRARY_FOLDER)
   string(TOUPPER ${LIBRARY_FOLDER} LIBRARY_PREFIX)
   
-  set(${LIBRARY_PREFIX}_SEARCH_DIRS "${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_DIR}/${LIBRARY_FOLDER}/build/${LIBRARY_FOLDER}")
-  
   if (${LIBRARY_PREFIX}_ROOT_DIR)
     list(APPEND ${LIBRARY_PREFIX}_SEARCH_DIRS "${${LIBRARY_PREFIX}_ROOT_DIR}")
   endif ()