diff --git a/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake b/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
index 797745acf..7597834c9 100644
--- a/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
+++ b/cmake/GtsamCythonWrap.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function(wrap_and_install_library_cython interface_header extra_imports install_
   get_filename_component(module_name "${interface_header}" NAME_WE)
   set(generated_files_path "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/${module_name}")
   wrap_library_cython("${interface_header}" "${generated_files_path}" "${extra_imports}" "${libs}" "${dependencies}")
-  # install_cython_wrapped_library("${interface_header}" "${generated_files_path}" "${install_path}")
 endfunction()
 
 function(set_up_required_cython_packages)
@@ -170,32 +169,13 @@ function(wrap_library_cython interface_header generated_files_path extra_imports
   cythonize(cythonize_${module_name} ${generated_pyx} ${module_name}
     ${generated_files_path} "${include_dirs}" "${libs}" ${interface_header} cython_wrap_${module_name}_pyx)
 
+  add_dependencies(${python_install_target} cython_wrap_${module_name}_pyx)
+
   # distclean
   add_custom_target(wrap_${module_name}_cython_distclean
       COMMAND cmake -E remove_directory ${generated_files_path})
 endfunction()
 
-# Internal function that installs a wrap toolbox
-function(install_cython_wrapped_library interface_header generated_files_path install_path)
-  get_filename_component(module_name "${interface_header}" NAME_WE)
-
-  # NOTE: only installs .pxd and .pyx and binary files (not .cpp) - the trailing slash on the directory name
-  # here prevents creating the top-level module name directory in the destination.
-  # Split up filename to strip trailing '/' in GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH/subdirectory if there is one
-  get_filename_component(location "${install_path}" PATH)
-  get_filename_component(name "${install_path}" NAME)
-  message(STATUS "Installing Cython Toolbox to ${location}/${name}") #${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}"
-
-  install(DIRECTORY "${generated_files_path}/" DESTINATION ${install_path}
-      CONFIGURATIONS "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}"
-      PATTERN "build" EXCLUDE
-      PATTERN "CMakeFiles" EXCLUDE
-      PATTERN "Makefile" EXCLUDE
-      PATTERN "*.cmake" EXCLUDE
-      PATTERN "*.cpp" EXCLUDE
-      PATTERN "*.py" EXCLUDE)
-endfunction()
-
 # Helper function to install Cython scripts and handle multiple build types where the scripts
 # should be installed to all build type toolboxes
 #
@@ -225,5 +205,5 @@ endfunction()
 #  source_files: The source files to be installed.
 #  dest_directory: The destination directory to install to.
 function(install_cython_files source_files dest_directory)
-    install(FILES "${source_files}" DESTINATION "${dest_directory}" CONFIGURATIONS "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+    file(COPY "${source_files}" DESTINATION "${dest_directory}")
 endfunction()
diff --git a/cython/CMakeLists.txt b/cython/CMakeLists.txt
index 74725c463..ce93120c2 100644
--- a/cython/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cython/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ include(GtsamCythonWrap)
 # Create the cython toolbox for the gtsam library
 if (GTSAM_INSTALL_CYTHON_TOOLBOX)
   # Add the new make target command
-  add_custom_target(python-install
+  set(python_install_target python-install)
+  add_custom_target(${python_install_target}
     COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/setup.py install
     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_FULLPATH})
 
@@ -27,9 +28,6 @@ if (GTSAM_INSTALL_CYTHON_TOOLBOX)
   configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/gtsam_unstable/__init__.py ${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/gtsam_unstable/__init__.py COPYONLY)
   configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/setup.py.in ${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/setup.py)
   install_cython_files("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cython/setup.py" "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}")
-  # install scripts and tests
-  install_cython_scripts("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/gtsam" "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}" "*.py")
-  install_cython_scripts("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/gtsam_unstable" "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}" "*.py")
 
   # Wrap gtsam
   add_custom_target(gtsam_header DEPENDS "../gtsam.h")
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ if (GTSAM_INSTALL_CYTHON_TOOLBOX)
                                   gtsam  # library to link with
                                   "wrap;cythonize_eigency;gtsam;gtsam_header"  # dependencies which need to be built before wrapping
                                   )
-  add_dependencies(python-install gtsam gtsam_header)
+  add_dependencies(${python_install_target} gtsam gtsam_header)
 
   # Wrap gtsam_unstable
   if(GTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE)
@@ -50,7 +48,11 @@ if (GTSAM_INSTALL_CYTHON_TOOLBOX)
                                     gtsam_unstable  # library to link with
                                     "gtsam_unstable;gtsam_unstable_header;cythonize_gtsam"  # dependencies to be built before wrapping
                                     )
-    add_dependencies(python-install gtsam_unstable gtsam_unstable_header)
+    add_dependencies(${python_install_target} gtsam_unstable gtsam_unstable_header)
   endif()
 
+  # install scripts and tests
+  install_cython_scripts("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/gtsam" "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}" "*.py")
+  install_cython_scripts("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cython/gtsam_unstable" "${GTSAM_CYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}" "*.py")
+
 endif ()
diff --git a/cython/gtsam_eigency/CMakeLists.txt b/cython/gtsam_eigency/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c215e89c..663ea0a32 100644
--- a/cython/gtsam_eigency/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cython/gtsam_eigency/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ target_include_directories(cythonize_eigency_core PUBLIC
 add_dependencies(cythonize_eigency_core cythonize_eigency_conversions)
 add_custom_target(cythonize_eigency)
 add_dependencies(cythonize_eigency cythonize_eigency_conversions cythonize_eigency_core)
+
+add_dependencies(${python_install_target} cythonize_eigency)