diff --git a/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake b/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
index bc6f230b0..0f4cb827e 100644
--- a/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 function(set_up_required_cython_packages)
   # Set up building of cython module
-  find_package(PythonLibs 2.7 REQUIRED)
+  find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   find_package(NumPy REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIRS})