diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 ############## ECM setup ######################
 
 find_package(ECM ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED)
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${kipi-plugins_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
 
 # Cmake macros
 include(GenerateExportHeader)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/MacroUtils.cmake b/cmake/modules/MacroUtils.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/MacroUtils.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-# Some useful macros for printing status information
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2014, Gilles Caulier, <caulier dot gilles at gmail dot com>
-#
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the BSD license.
-# For details see the accompanying COPYING-CMAKE-SCRIPTS file.
-
-set(PRINT_COMPILE_LENGTH "40")
-
-macro(FILL_WITH_DOTS VAR)
-
-    string(LENGTH ${${VAR}} NAME_LENGTH)
-
-    math(EXPR DOT_LENGTH "${PRINT_COMPILE_LENGTH} - ${NAME_LENGTH}")
-
-    if(${DOT_LENGTH} LESS 0)
-
-        set(DOT_LENGTH 0)
-
-    endif()
-
-    foreach(COUNT RANGE ${DOT_LENGTH})
-
-        set(${VAR} "${${VAR}}.")
-
-    endforeach()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS NAME WEBSITE VERSIONHINT)
-
-    set(LIB_MESSAGE "${NAME} found")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(LIB_MESSAGE)
-
-    if(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} YES")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} NO")
-        message(SEND_ERROR " ${NAME} is needs. You need to install the ${NAME} ${VERSIONHINT} development package.")
-        message(STATUS " ${NAME} website is at ${WEBSITE}")
-        message(STATUS "")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_OPTIONAL_LIBRARY_STATUS NAME WEBSITE VERSIONHINT FEATUREMISSING)
-
-    set(LIB_MESSAGE "${NAME} found")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(LIB_MESSAGE)
-
-    if(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} YES (optional)")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} NO  (optional)")
-        message(STATUS " ${FEATUREMISSING}")
-        message(STATUS " Please install the ${NAME} ${VERSIONHINT} development package.")
-        if(${WEBSITE})
-            message(STATUS " ${NAME} website is at ${WEBSITE}")
-        endif()
-        message(STATUS "")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_QTMODULE_STATUS NAME)
-
-    set(LIB_MESSAGE "${NAME} module found")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(LIB_MESSAGE)
-
-    if(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} YES")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} NO")
-        message(STATUS "")
-        message(SEND_ERROR " ${NAME} module is needs. You need to install a package containing the ${NAME} module.")
-        message(STATUS "")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_EXECUTABLE_STATUS NAME TECHNICAL_NAME PATH_VARIABLE)
-
-    set(LIB_MESSAGE "${NAME} found")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(LIB_MESSAGE)
-
-    if(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} YES")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} NO")
-        message(STATUS "")
-        message(STATUS " ${NAME} is needs. You need to install the package containing the \"${TECHNICAL_NAME}\" executable.")
-        message(STATUS " If you have this executable installed, please specify the folder containing it by ${PATH_VARIABLE}")
-        message(SEND_ERROR "")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_COMPONENT_COMPILE_STATUS NAME)
-
-    set(COMPILE_MESSAGE "${NAME} will be compiled")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(COMPILE_MESSAGE)
-
-    IF(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${COMPILE_MESSAGE} YES (optional)")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${COMPILE_MESSAGE} NO  (optional)")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()
-
-# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-macro(PRINT_OPTIONAL_QTMODULE_STATUS NAME)
-
-    set(LIB_MESSAGE "${NAME} module found")
-    FILL_WITH_DOTS(LIB_MESSAGE)
-
-    if(${ARGN})
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} YES (optional)")
-
-    else()
-
-        message(STATUS " ${LIB_MESSAGE} NO  (optional)")
-
-    endif()
-
-endmacro()