diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index cd4dc5aaa..b58992083 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -16,16 +16,13 @@ set(BINARYDIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 set(SOURCEDIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # HEADER FILES
-check_include_file(argp.h HAVE_ARGP_H)
 
 # FUNCTIONS
 if (NOT LINUX)
     # librt
     check_library_exists(rt nanosleep "" HAVE_LIBRT)
 
-    # argp
-    find_package(Argp REQUIRED)
-    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} ${ARGP_LIBRARY})
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} )
 endif (NOT LINUX)
 
 check_library_exists(rt clock_gettime "" HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindArgp.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindArgp.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index aa228557b..000000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindArgp.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# - Try to find Argp
-# Once done this will define
-#
-#  ARGP_FOUND - system has Argp
-#  ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS - the Argp include directory
-#  ARGP_LIBRARIES - Link these to use Argp
-#  ARGP_DEFINITIONS - Compiler switches required for using Argp
-#
-#  Copyright (c) 2010 Andreas Schneider <asn@cynapses.org>
-#
-#  Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the New
-#  BSD license.
-#  For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-#
-
-
-if (ARGP_LIBRARIES AND ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-  # in cache already
-  set(ARGP_FOUND TRUE)
-else (ARGP_LIBRARIES AND ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-
-  find_path(ARGP_INCLUDE_DIR
-    NAMES
-      argp.h
-    PATHS
-      /usr/include
-      /usr/local/include
-      /opt/local/include
-      /sw/include
-  )
-
-  find_library(ARGP_LIBRARY
-    NAMES
-      argp
-    PATHS
-      /usr/lib
-      /usr/local/lib
-      /opt/local/lib
-      /sw/lib
-  )
-
-  set(ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS
-    ${ARGP_INCLUDE_DIR}
-  )
-
-  if (ARGP_LIBRARY)
-    set(ARGP_LIBRARIES
-        ${ARGP_LIBRARIES}
-        ${ARGP_LIBRARY}
-    )
-  endif (ARGP_LIBRARY)
-
-  include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-  find_package_handle_standard_args(Argp DEFAULT_MSG ARGP_LIBRARIES ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-
-  # show the ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS and ARGP_LIBRARIES variables only in the advanced view
-  mark_as_advanced(ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS ARGP_LIBRARIES)
-
-endif (ARGP_LIBRARIES AND ARGP_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-