diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ce665dd4..4a568b41c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ ELSE()
     FIND_PACKAGE(COLLADA)
     FIND_PACKAGE(FBX)
     FIND_PACKAGE(ZLIB)
-    FIND_PACKAGE(OpenVRML)
     FIND_PACKAGE(GDAL)
     FIND_PACKAGE(GTA)
     FIND_PACKAGE(CURL)
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 77d66f884..812550412 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@ IF(NOT OSG_GLES1_AVAILABLE AND NOT OSG_GLES2_AVAILABLE)
     ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
-IF(OPENVRML_FOUND AND OSG_CPP_EXCEPTIONS_AVAILABLE)
-    ADD_PLUGIN_DIRECTORY(vrml)
-ENDIF()
-
 IF(COLLADA_FOUND AND OSG_CPP_EXCEPTIONS_AVAILABLE)
     ADD_PLUGIN_DIRECTORY(dae)
 ENDIF()