diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d50819..24b7cbf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,22 +61,6 @@ set(
     src/plugin/api/system/authentication/change.c
 )
 
-# get sysrepo version
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-
-if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} "--modversion" "sysrepo" OUTPUT_VARIABLE SYSREPO_VERSION)
-
-    if(SYSREPO_VERSION)
-        # strip new line from string
-        string(STRIP ${SYSREPO_VERSION} SYSREPO_VERSION)
-
-        if(${SYSREPO_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "1.0.0")
-            message(FATAL_ERROR "${PROJECT_NAME} requires at least libsysrepo verision 1.0.0")
-        endif()
-    endif()
-endif()
-
 add_library(${PLUGIN_LIRBARY_NAME} STATIC ${SOURCES})
 install(TARGETS ${PLUGIN_LIRBARY_NAME} DESTINATION lib)
 
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindSYSREPO.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindSYSREPO.cmake
index 3d6ece2..30abd91 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindSYSREPO.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindSYSREPO.cmake
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
-#  SYSREPO_FOUND - System has SYSREPO
-#  SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIRS - The SYSREPO include directories
-#  SYSREPO_LIBRARIES - The libraries needed to use SYSREPO
-#  SYSREPO_DEFINITIONS - Compiler switches required for using SYSREPO
+if (SYSREPO_LIBRARIES AND SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIRS)
+    set(SYSREPO_FOUND TRUE)
+else ()
 
-find_package(PkgConfig)
-pkg_check_modules(PC_SYSREPO QUIET sysrepo)
-set(SYSREPO_DEFINITIONS ${PC_SYSREPO_CFLAGS_OTHER})
+    find_path(
+        SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR
+        NAMES sysrepo.h
+        PATHS /usr/include /usr/local/include /opt/local/include /sw/include ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include
+    )
 
-find_path(SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR sysrepo.h
-          HINTS ${PC_SYSREPO_INCLUDEDIR} ${PC_SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-          PATH_SUFFIXES sysrepo )
+    find_library(
+        SYSREPO_LIBRARY
+        NAMES sysrepo
+        PATHS /usr/lib /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib64 /opt/local/lib /sw/lib ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH} ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
+    )
 
-find_library(SYSREPO_LIBRARY NAMES sysrepo
-             HINTS ${PC_SYSREPO_LIBDIR} ${PC_SYSREPO_LIBRARY_DIRS} )
+    if (SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR AND SYSREPO_LIBRARY)
+        set(SYSREPO_FOUND TRUE)
+    else (SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR AND SYSREPO_LIBRARY)
+        set(SYSREPO_FOUND FALSE)
+    endif (SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR AND SYSREPO_LIBRARY)
 
-set(SYSREPO_LIBRARIES ${SYSREPO_LIBRARY} )
-set(SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-# handle the QUIETLY and REQUIRED arguments and set SYSREPO_FOUND to TRUE
-# if all listed variables are TRUE
-find_package_handle_standard_args(sysrepo  DEFAULT_MSG
-                                  SYSREPO_LIBRARY SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-mark_as_advanced(SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR SYSREPO_LIBRARY )
+    set(SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SYSREPO_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    set(SYSREPO_LIBRARIES ${SYSREPO_LIBRARY})
+endif ()
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