diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a482139..86fe1aaf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ if (BUILD_BENCHMARKS)
   add_subdirectory(benchmarks)
 endif()
 
-if (WITH_PYTHON)
-  add_subdirectory(python)
-endif()
-
 target_link_libraries(datasketches INTERFACE hll cpc kll fi theta sampling req quantiles count)
 
 if (COVERAGE)