diff --git a/modules/hdf/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/hdf/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a1ae68..e40a192 100644
--- a/modules/hdf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/hdf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,8 @@
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-if(WIN32)
-  # windows cmake internal lookups are broken for now
-  # will lookup for headers and shared libs given HDF_DIR env
-  find_path(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS hdf5.h HINTS "$ENV{HDF5_DIR}\\..\\include")
-  find_library(HDF5_C_LIBRARY NAMES hdf5 HINTS "$ENV{HDF5_DIR}\\..\\lib")
-  if(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS AND HDF5_C_LIBRARY)
-    set(HDF5_FOUND "YES")
-    set(HDF5_LIBRARIES ${HDF5_C_LIBRARY})
-    mark_as_advanced(HDF5_LIBRARIES)
-    mark_as_advanced(HDF5_C_LIBRARY)
-    mark_as_advanced(HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-    add_definitions(-DH5_BUILT_AS_DYNAMIC_LIB -D_HDF5USEDLL_)
-  else()
-     set(HDF5_FOUND "NO")
-  endif()
-else()
   if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING) # iOS build should not reuse OSX package
     find_package(HDF5)
   endif()
-endif()
 
 if(NOT HDF5_FOUND)
     ocv_module_disable(hdf) # no return