diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39fc54f1fb623b61ff5e716fb2e4ad3246572f33..40a4d4a3b6e68f751f00dbbdc3cc791bb141cc89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,9 @@ project(dune-copasi CXX)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW)
-if(POLICY CMP0087)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0087 OLD)
-endif()
-
-list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
-find_package(muparser REQUIRED)
+# if(POLICY CMP0087)
+#   cmake_policy(SET CMP0087 OLD)
+# endif()
 
 # define cmake options
 option(DUNE_COPASI_SD_EXECUTABLE
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ dune_project()
 add_subdirectory(cmake/modules)
 
 # find specific dune-copasi dependencies
+find_package(muparser REQUIRED)
 find_package(TIFF REQUIRED)
 find_package(Filesystem)