diff --git a/cmake/FindNumPy.cmake b/cmake/FindNumPy.cmake
index b2d36f0cb01baf..a530c5466ad584 100644
--- a/cmake/FindNumPy.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindNumPy.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # NUMPY_FOUND
 # will be set by this script
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-
 if(NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
   if(NumPy_FIND_QUIETLY)
     find_package(PythonInterp QUIET)