diff --git a/bindings/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/CMakeLists.txt
index cb991b621eb..16bdbc41b0d 100644
--- a/bindings/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,14 +79,8 @@ if("${SWIG_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "${MIN_SWIG_VERSION}")
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Please update your SWIG. Current version: ${SWIG_VERSION}. The minimum version needed: ${MIN_SWIG_VERSION}")
 endif()
 
-if(NOT YARP_VERSION)
-  find_package(YARP REQUIRED)
-else()
-  set(YARP_FOUND TRUE)
-  get_property(YARP_INCLUDE_DIRS GLOBAL PROPERTY YARP_TREE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-  get_property(YARP_LIBRARIES GLOBAL PROPERTY YARP_LIBS)
-  get_property(YARP_DEFINES GLOBAL PROPERTY YARP_DEFS)
-endif()
+get_property(YARP_INCLUDE_DIRS GLOBAL PROPERTY YARP_TREE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+get_property(YARP_LIBRARIES GLOBAL PROPERTY YARP_LIBS)
 include_directories(${YARP_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 link_libraries(${YARP_LIBRARIES})