diff --git a/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake b/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake
index 03e361e..b44f46d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindBlosc.cmake
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find blosc
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_Blosc QUIET blosc)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for blosc include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindCppUnit.cmake b/cmake/FindCppUnit.cmake
index fb8a28b..fea685e 100644
--- a/cmake/FindCppUnit.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindCppUnit.cmake
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find cppunit
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_CppUnit QUIET cppunit)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for CppUnit include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindIlmBase.cmake b/cmake/FindIlmBase.cmake
index f0a0d7f..9f31355 100644
--- a/cmake/FindIlmBase.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindIlmBase.cmake
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find IlmBase
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_IlmBase QUIET IlmBase)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for IlmBase include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindLog4cplus.cmake b/cmake/FindLog4cplus.cmake
index 6890724..10dc931 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLog4cplus.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLog4cplus.cmake
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find log4cplus
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_Log4cplus QUIET log4cplus)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for Log4cplus include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenEXR.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenEXR.cmake
index 302c1df..3d00c3d 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenEXR.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenEXR.cmake
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find OpenEXR
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_OpenEXR QUIET OpenEXR)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for OpenEXR include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake b/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake
index 783dfed..1fd43be 100644
--- a/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindOpenVDB.cmake
@@ -153,11 +153,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find OpenVDB
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_OpenVDB QUIET OpenVDB)
-
 # This CMake module supports being called from external packages AND from
 # within the OpenVDB repository for building openvdb components with the
 # core library build disabled. Determine where we are being called from:
diff --git a/cmake/FindTBB.cmake b/cmake/FindTBB.cmake
index 01696ce..8fe73e5 100644
--- a/cmake/FindTBB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindTBB.cmake
@@ -141,11 +141,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find Tbb
-
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_Tbb QUIET tbb)
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Search for tbb include DIR
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/OpenVDBGLFW3Setup.cmake b/cmake/OpenVDBGLFW3Setup.cmake
index 3a29dc7..4dc6269 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenVDBGLFW3Setup.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenVDBGLFW3Setup.cmake
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Additionally try and use pkconfig to find glfw, though we only use
-# pkg-config to re-direct to the cmake. In other words, glfw's cmake is
-# expected to be installed
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_glfw3 QUIET glfw3)
-
 if(PC_glfw3_FOUND)
   foreach(DIR ${PC_glfw3_LIBRARY_DIRS})
     list(APPEND _GLFW3_ROOT_SEARCH_DIR ${DIR})