diff --git a/include/sdf/config.hh.in b/include/sdf/config.hh.in
index d1b3db53..9a9ce91d 100644
--- a/include/sdf/config.hh.in
+++ b/include/sdf/config.hh.in
@@ -48,5 +48,3 @@ 
 #cmakedefine SDFORMAT_DISABLE_CONSOLE_LOGFILE 1
 
-#define SDF_SHARE_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/"
-#define SDF_VERSION_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/sdformat${SDF_MAJOR_VERSION}/${SDF_PKG_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/src/SDF.cc b/src/SDF.cc
index 20dcd4c6..802cbde3 100644
--- a/src/SDF.cc
+++ b/src/SDF.cc
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ std::string findFile(const std::string &_filename, bool _searchLocalPath,
     filename = filename.substr(idx + sep.length());
   }
 
-  // Next check the install path.
-  std::string path = sdf::filesystem::append(SDF_SHARE_PATH, filename);
-  if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))
-  {
-    return path;
-  }
-
-  // Next check the versioned install path.
-  path = sdf::filesystem::append(SDF_SHARE_PATH,
-                                 "sdformat" SDF_MAJOR_VERSION_STR,
-                                 sdf::SDF::Version(), filename);
-  if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))
-  {
-    return path;
-  }
-
   // Next check to see if the given file exists.
-   path = filename;
+   std::string path = filename;
   if (sdf::filesystem::exists(path))