diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index acbd814843e1ecb474ecf434718db03dacfb0163..c2b51c2680a3d9ac6c89c329faff028d4c42da50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ SET( DD4hep_VERSION_PATCH 0 )
 # Basic project setup #
 #######################
 
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
-
-if(NOT CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Setting CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR to lib")
-  SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR lib)
-endif()
-MESSAGE(STATUS "CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
-
+set ( CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )
 
 IF(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
   SET( CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} CACHE PATH
diff --git a/cmake/DD4hep.cmake b/cmake/DD4hep.cmake
index e55f6b7d8d4d6a6c4edc201ba1350bdcd862cee5..807adba6239fb924faf5884cc2b004bb6bc5b3e4 100644
--- a/cmake/DD4hep.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DD4hep.cmake
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ endfunction()
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # dd4hep_generate_rootmap(library)
 #
-# Create the .rootmap file needed by the plug-in system.
+# Create the .components file needed by the plug-in system.
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function(dd4hep_generate_rootmap library)
   if(APPLE)
@@ -130,22 +130,3 @@ function(dd4hep_generate_rootmap_apple library)
   # for now do the same for apple that is done for the rest
   dd4hep_generate_rootmap_notapple( ${library} )
 endfunction()
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# dd4hep_install_library(library)
-#
-# Install library
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function(dd4hep_install_library library)
-  set(installfile ${library}.install)
-
-  set(rootmapfile ${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_PREFIX}${library}.rootmap)
-
-  set(libname ${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_PREFIX}${library}${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX})
-
-  add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${rootmapfile}
-		     SET ( ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ./:$ENV{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} )
-		     COMMAND echo
-			     ${library} ${LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIR}
-		     DEPENDS ${library})
-  add_custom_target(${library}Install ALL DEPENDS ${installfile})
-endfunction()