diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 533b14e85..d78027557 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ if (PETSC_DIR STREQUAL "")
 endif ()
 
 set (petsc_conf_variables "${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc/conf/variables")
-set (petsc_conf_rules     "${PETSC_DIR}/lib/petsc/conf/rules"    )
 
 # Use existing variables from PETSc
 # https://github.com/jedbrown/cmake-modules/blob/master/FindPETSc.cmake
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ file (WRITE
 "## This file was auto generated by CMake
 # PETSC_DIR  = ${PETSC_DIR}
 SHELL = /bin/sh
-include ${petsc_conf_rules}
 include ${petsc_conf_variables}
 INCLUDE_DIRS   := \${PETSC_FC_INCLUDES}
 LIBRARIES      := \${PETSC_WITH_EXTERNAL_LIB}
@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@ foreach (exlib ${TMP_LIST})
     set (PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB "${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB} ${exlib}")
 endforeach (exlib)
 
-message ("Found PETSC_DIR:\n${PETSC_DIR}\n"                  )
-message ("Found PETSC_INCLUDES:\n${PETSC_INCLUDES}\n"        )
-message ("Found PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB:\n${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB}\n")
+message ("PETSC_DIR:\n${PETSC_DIR}\n"                  )
+message ("PETSC_INCLUDES:\n${PETSC_INCLUDES}\n"        )
+message ("PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB:\n${PETSC_EXTERNAL_LIB}\n")
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Now start to care about DAMASK