diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindGLUT.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindGLUT.cmake
index c952a3df11..29ed46cb34 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindGLUT.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindGLUT.cmake
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 # GLUT_FOUND
 # GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR
 # GLUT_LIBRARIES
-# GLUT_DLL_PATH - Optionally defined for Win32
+# GLUT_DLL_PATH - Optionally defined for Win32, if not in path
 #
 #  Created on 2/6/2014 by Stephen Birarda
 # 
 # Adapted from FindGLUT.cmake available in tlorach's OpenGLText Repository
 # https://raw.github.com/tlorach/OpenGLText/master/cmake/FindGLUT.cmake
 
-if (GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR AND GLUT_LIBRARIES AND (NOT WIN32 OR GLUT_DLL_PATH))
+if (GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR AND GLUT_LIBRARIES)
   set(GLUT_FOUND TRUE)
 else ()
   if (WIN32)
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ else ()
     endif()
     
     find_library(GLUT_glut_LIBRARY freeglut PATH_SUFFIXES lib/${WIN_ARCH_DIR} HINTS ${WIN_GLUT_SEARCH_DIRS})
-    find_path(GLUT_DLL_PATH freeglut.dll PATH_SUFFIXES bin/${WIN_ARCH_DIR} HINTS ${WIN_GLUT_SEARCH_DIRS})
   else ()
       find_path(GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR GL/glut.h
           "${GLUT_LOCATION}/include"
@@ -71,12 +70,7 @@ else ()
   endif ()
 
   include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-  
-  if (WIN32)
-    find_package_handle_standard_args(GLUT DEFAULT_MSG GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR GLUT_LIBRARIES GLUT_DLL_PATH)
-  else ()
-    find_package_handle_standard_args(GLUT DEFAULT_MSG GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR GLUT_LIBRARIES)
-  endif()
+  find_package_handle_standard_args(GLUT DEFAULT_MSG GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR GLUT_LIBRARIES)
   
   if (GLUT_FOUND)
     if (NOT GLUT_FIND_QUIETLY)
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 40fc59030f..e94bcfe7e4 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -228,15 +228,8 @@ else (APPLE)
   
   # link target to external libraries
   if (WIN32)
-      find_package(GLEW REQUIRED)
-      include_directories(${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-      target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${GLEW_LIBRARY}" wsock32.lib opengl32.lib)
-      
-      # have CMake copy the dlls for GLUT and GLEW as a post build step
-      add_custom_command(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} POST_BUILD
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
-        ${GLUT_DLL_PATH}/freeglut.dll
-        $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${TARGET_NAME}>
-      )
+    find_package(GLEW REQUIRED)
+    include_directories(${GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} "${GLEW_LIBRARY}" wsock32.lib opengl32.lib)
   endif()
 endif (APPLE)