diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 76f9317..946f917 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scikit-build-cmake)
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/eyescale-cmake)
-include(UseCython)
-include(FindPythonExtensions)
-include(FindNumPy)
+#set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/eyescale-cmake)
 
-find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
-find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
-find_package(PythonExtensions REQUIRED)
+find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development NumPy REQUIRED)
+# They use the old find_package(PythonInterp) which expects a few other
+# variables
+set(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND TRUE)
+set(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND TRUE)
+set(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE ${Python_EXECUTABLE})
+set(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR ${Python_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS ${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+set(PYTHON_LIBRARIES ${Python_LIBRARIES})
 find_package(Cython REQUIRED)
-find_package(NumPy REQUIRED)
+find_package(PythonExtensions REQUIRED)
 
 include_directories(${ZFP_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-include_directories(${PYTHON_NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIR})
+include_directories(${Python_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 add_cython_target(zfpy zfpy.pyx C)
 add_library(zfpy MODULE ${zfpy})
@@ -22,5 +25,4 @@ python_extension_module(zfpy)
 set(PYLIB_BUILD_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin" CACHE PATH "Directory where zfp python library will be built")
 set_target_properties(zfpy PROPERTIES LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PYLIB_BUILD_DIR})
 # Install to the typical python module directory
-set(python_install_lib_dir "lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-packages/")
-install(TARGETS zfpy LIBRARY DESTINATION ${python_install_lib_dir})
+install(TARGETS zfpy LIBRARY DESTINATION ${Python_SITELIB})
diff --git a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindCython.cmake b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindCython.cmake
index 3d58c4f..f19323f 100644
--- a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindCython.cmake
+++ b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindCython.cmake
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 # Use the Cython executable that lives next to the Python executable
 # if it is a local installation.
-find_package(PythonInterp)
+# find_package(PythonInterp)
 if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
   get_filename_component(_python_path ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} PATH)
   find_program(CYTHON_EXECUTABLE
diff --git a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
index 9a3d76a..eb47fe4 100644
--- a/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
+++ b/python/scikit-build-cmake/FindPythonExtensions.cmake
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #=============================================================================
 
-find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
-find_package(PythonLibs)
+#find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED)
+#find_package(PythonLibs)
 include(targetLinkLibrariesWithDynamicLookup)
 
 set(_command "
diff --git a/python/scikit-build-cmake/UseCython.cmake b/python/scikit-build-cmake/UseCython.cmake
index 9a59664..15e485b 100644
--- a/python/scikit-build-cmake/UseCython.cmake
+++ b/python/scikit-build-cmake/UseCython.cmake
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ set(CYTHON_FLAGS "" CACHE STRING
 mark_as_advanced(CYTHON_ANNOTATE CYTHON_FLAGS)
 string(REGEX REPLACE " " ";" CYTHON_FLAGS_LIST "${CYTHON_FLAGS}")
 
-find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
+# find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
 
 set(CYTHON_CXX_EXTENSION "cxx")
 set(CYTHON_C_EXTENSION "c")