diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fafbe1eb2c..58281491e5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ find_package(
   COMPONENTS Interpreter
   REQUIRED)
 
-# Detect virtualenv and set Pip args accordingly
-# https://www.scivision.dev/cmake-install-python-package/
-if(DEFINED ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV} OR DEFINED ENV{CONDA_PREFIX})
-  set(_pip_args)
-else()
-  set(_pip_args "--user --prefix=")
-endif()
+#TODO add correct flags for virtualenv
 
 # Finally install the gtwrap python package.
-execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} setup.py install ${_pip_args}
+execute_process(COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE} setup.py install
                 WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})