diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 1142d84374e357131b32e6afb14e85187ea6208f..5c38bc6467825819b8a7b22434b509b482115323 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ add_subdirectory(dune)
 
 dune_python_install_package(
   PATH "."
-  CMAKE_METADATA_FILE dune/istl/metadata.cmake
   DEPENDS _istl
   CMAKE_METADATA_FLAGS DUNE_OPTS_FILE
 )