diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindLeap.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindLeap.cmake
deleted file mode 100755
index f93499b4d2..0000000000
--- a/cmake/modules/FindLeap.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# - Try to find the Leap library
-#
-#  You must provide a LEAP_ROOT_DIR which contains Lib and Include directories
-#
-#  Once done this will define
-#
-#  LEAP_FOUND - system found Leap
-#  LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS - the Leap include directory
-#  LEAP_LIBRARIES - Link this to use Leap
-#
-#  Created on 6/21/2013 by Eric Johnston, 
-#         adapted from FindLibOVR.cmake by Stephen Birarda
-#  Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity
-#
-
-if (LEAP_LIBRARIES AND LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-  # in cache already
-  set(LEAP_FOUND TRUE)
-else (LEAP_LIBRARIES AND LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-  find_path(LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS Leap.h ${LEAP_ROOT_DIR}/include)
-
-  if (LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-    ### If we found the real header, get the library as well.
-    if (APPLE)
-      find_library(LEAP_LIBRARIES libLeap.dylib ${LEAP_ROOT_DIR}/lib/libc++/)
-    elseif (WIN32)
-      find_library(LEAP_LIBRARIES libLeap.dylib ${LEAP_ROOT_DIR}/lib/libc++/)
-    endif ()
-  else ()
-    ### If we didn't find the real header, just use the stub header, and no library.
-    find_path(LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS Leap.h ${LEAP_ROOT_DIR}/stubs/include)
-  endif ()
-
-# If we're using the Leap stubs, there's only a header, no lib.
-  if (LEAP_LIBRARIES AND LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-     set(LEAP_FOUND TRUE)
-  endif (LEAP_LIBRARIES AND LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-
-  if (LEAP_FOUND)
-    if (NOT Leap_FIND_QUIETLY)
-      message(STATUS "Found Leap: ${LEAP_LIBRARIES}")
-    endif (NOT Leap_FIND_QUIETLY)
-  else (LEAP_FOUND)
-    if (Leap_FIND_REQUIRED)
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find Leap")
-    endif (Leap_FIND_REQUIRED)
-  endif (LEAP_FOUND)
-
-  # show the LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS and LEAP_LIBRARIES variables only in the advanced view
-  mark_as_advanced(LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS LEAP_LIBRARIES)
-
-endif (LEAP_LIBRARIES AND LEAP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index ecc6ff79cb..1bbdbde41e 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake
 set(FACESHIFT_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/faceshift)
 set(LIBOVR_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/LibOVR)
 set(LIBVPX_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/LibVPX)
-set(LEAP_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/Leap)
 set(MOTIONDRIVER_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/MotionDriver)
 set(OPENCV_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/OpenCV)
 set(SIXENSE_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/Sixense)
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ find_package(Faceshift)
 find_package(GLM REQUIRED)
 find_package(LibOVR)
 find_package(LibVPX)
-find_package(Leap)
 find_package(MotionDriver)
 find_package(OpenCV)
 find_package(OpenNI)
@@ -195,11 +193,6 @@ if (APPLE)
         ${QuartzCore}
         ${UVCCAMERACONTROL_LIBRARIES}
     )
-    
-    if (LEAP_FOUND)
-      target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${LEAP_LIBRARIES})
-    endif(LEAP_FOUND)
-    
 else (APPLE)
     find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
     find_package(GLUT REQUIRED)