diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
index e44a68b6..9dabba7b 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ include_directories(
 	../../include/hidapi
 	${LIBUSB_1_INCLUDE_DIRS}) # for Lightpack device
 
-# set the build options
-option (LIBUDEV_REQUIRED "Add libudev to the build (needed on Ubuntu 13.10, but gives errors when added on the RPi) :-S" OFF)
-message(STATUS "LIBUDEV_REQUIRED = " ${LIBUDEV_REQUIRED})
-
-if (LIBUDEV_REQUIRED)
-	find_package(UDev REQUIRED)
-	include_directories(${UDEV_INCLUDE_DIR})
-endif (LIBUDEV_REQUIRED)
-
 # Group the headers that go through the MOC compiler
 SET(Hyperion_QT_HEADERS
 		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/Hyperion.h
@@ -98,9 +89,3 @@ target_link_libraries(hyperion
 		${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 		${QT_LIBRARIES}
 )
-
-if (LIBUDEV_REQUIRED)
-	target_link_libraries(hyperion
-			${UDEV_LIBRARIES} # apt-get install libudev-dev
-	)
-endif (LIBUDEV_REQUIRED)