diff --git a/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt b/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b1cec4..902e861 100644
--- a/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cartographer_ros/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ include(FindPkgConfig)
 
 find_package(LuaGoogle REQUIRED)
 find_package(PCL REQUIRED COMPONENTS common io)
-# Fix for PCL linking issue in Zesty, as in
-# https://github.com/ros-perception/perception_pcl/blob/b53b5d5c3abc7c3afde8a77177674e6d74c59522/pcl_ros/CMakeLists.txt#L12
-if(NOT "${PCL_LIBRARIES}" STREQUAL "")
-  # FIXME: this causes duplicates and not found error in ubuntu:zesty
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM PCL_LIBRARIES "/usr/lib/libmpi.so")
-endif()
 find_package(Eigen3 REQUIRED)
 find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system iostreams)