diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc2cbc6..8717d5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED COMPONENTS Crypto SSL)
 find_package(nlohmann_json "3.6.1" REQUIRED)
-find_package(fmt "8.1.1"
-  HINTS "${IRODS_EXTERNALS_FULLPATH_FMT}")
+find_package(fmt "8.1.1")
 find_package(Python 3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Development)
 
 set(
diff --git a/irods_consortium_continuous_integration_build_hook.py b/irods_consortium_continuous_integration_build_hook.py
index ec57a47..03ca013 100644
--- a/irods_consortium_continuous_integration_build_hook.py
+++ b/irods_consortium_continuous_integration_build_hook.py
@@ -11,38 +11,10 @@
 
 import irods_python_ci_utilities
 
-
-def add_cmake_to_front_of_path():
-    cmake_path = '/opt/irods-externals/cmake3.21.4-0/bin'
-    os.environ['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([cmake_path, os.environ['PATH']])
-
-def is_system_cmake_newer_than_externals_cmake():
-    cmake_exe = shutil.which('cmake')
-    if cmake_exe is None:
-        return False
-
-    try:
-        cmake_ver_out = subprocess.check_output(['cmake', '--version']).decode('utf-8')
-        cmake_ver_line = cmake_ver_out.splitlines()[0]
-        cmake_ver_str = cmake_ver_line.split()[2]
-
-        from packaging import version
-        cmake_sys_ver = version.parse(cmake_ver_str)
-        cmake_ext_ver = version.parse('3.21.4')
-        return cmake_sys_ver > cmake_ext_ver
-
-    except:
-        return False
-
 def install_building_dependencies(externals_directory):
 
-    use_system_cmake = is_system_cmake_newer_than_externals_cmake()
-
     externals_list = ['irods-externals-boost1.81.0-2',
-                      'irods-externals-clang16.0.6-0',
-                      'irods-externals-json3.10.4-0']
-    if not use_system_cmake:
-        externals_list.append('irods-externals-cmake3.21.4-0')
+                      'irods-externals-clang16.0.6-0']
     if externals_directory == 'None' or externals_directory is None:
         irods_python_ci_utilities.install_irods_core_dev_repository()
         irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages(externals_list)
@@ -53,15 +25,13 @@ def install_building_dependencies(externals_directory):
         for irods_externals in externals_list:
             externals.append(glob.glob(os.path.join(os_specific_directory, irods_externals + '*.{0}'.format(package_suffix)))[0])
         irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages_from_files(externals)
-    if not use_system_cmake:
-        add_cmake_to_front_of_path()
     install_os_specific_dependencies()
 
 def install_os_specific_dependencies_apt():
-    irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages(['make', 'python3-dev', 'libssl-dev', 'gcc'])
+    irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages(['cmake', 'make', 'python3-dev', 'libssl-dev', 'gcc'])
 
 def install_os_specific_dependencies_yum():
-    irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages(['make', 'gcc', 'python3-devel', 'openssl-devel'])
+    irods_python_ci_utilities.install_os_packages(['cmake', 'make', 'gcc', 'python3-devel', 'openssl-devel'])
 
 def install_os_specific_dependencies():
     dispatch_map = {