diff --git a/config/findDependencies.cmake b/config/findDependencies.cmake
index a378500c..90a4c1c3 100644
--- a/config/findDependencies.cmake
+++ b/config/findDependencies.cmake
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY )
 IF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
     FIND_PACKAGE(EXPAT REQUIRED)
     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${EXPAT_INCLUDE_DIR})
-    # FindEXPAT.cmake doesn't check for REQUIRED flags - so we need to check ourselves
-    IF( MINGW OR UNIX )
-        IF (NOT EXPAT_FOUND)
-            MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "missing library expat required for XMP")
-        ENDIF( NOT EXPAT_FOUND )
-    ENDIF( MINGW OR UNIX )
 ENDIF (EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP)
 
 IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )