diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 028a094..835c008 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ Current external dependencies are
 #####Python
 The building block of ODL, ODLpp needs access to both python and numpy header files and compiled files to link against.
 
-#####Eigen
-A C++ template library for linear algebra: matrices, vectors, numerical solvers, and related algorithms. The version tested for is the dev-branch, but any 3.* should work.
-
-[Eigen webpage](http://eigen.tuxfamily.org)
-
 #####Boost
 General library with C++ code. This project specifically uses [Boost.Python](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/libs/python/doc/index.html) to handle the python bindings.
 
@@ -131,4 +126,4 @@ Main developers
 ---------------
 
 - Jonas Adler (jonas-<ätt>-kth-<dot>-se)
-- Holger Kohr (kohr-<ätt>-kth-<dot>-se)
\ No newline at end of file
+- Holger Kohr (kohr-<ätt>-kth-<dot>-se)
diff --git a/cmake/FindEigen3.cmake b/cmake/FindEigen3.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c546a0..0000000
--- a/cmake/FindEigen3.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# - Try to find Eigen3 lib
-#
-# This module supports requiring a minimum version, e.g. you can do
-#   find_package(Eigen3 3.1.2)
-# to require version 3.1.2 or newer of Eigen3.
-#
-# Once done this will define
-#
-#  EIGEN3_FOUND - system has eigen lib with correct version
-#  EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR - the eigen include directory
-#  EIGEN3_VERSION - eigen version
-
-# Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Montel Laurent, <montel@kde.org>
-# Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Gael Guennebaud, <g.gael@free.fr>
-# Copyright (c) 2009 Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@gmail.com>
-# Redistribution and use is allowed according to the terms of the 2-clause BSD license.
-
-if(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION)
-  if(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR)
-    set(Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-  endif(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR)
-  if(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MINOR)
-    set(Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MINOR 91)
-  endif(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MINOR)
-  if(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_PATCH)
-    set(Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-  endif(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_PATCH)
-
-  set(Eigen3_FIND_VERSION "${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MAJOR}.${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_MINOR}.${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION_PATCH}")
-endif(NOT Eigen3_FIND_VERSION)
-
-macro(_eigen3_check_version)
-  file(READ "${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}/Eigen/src/Core/util/Macros.h" _eigen3_version_header)
-
-  string(REGEX MATCH "define[ \t]+EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION[ \t]+([0-9]+)" _eigen3_world_version_match "${_eigen3_version_header}")
-  set(EIGEN3_WORLD_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-  string(REGEX MATCH "define[ \t]+EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION[ \t]+([0-9]+)" _eigen3_major_version_match "${_eigen3_version_header}")
-  set(EIGEN3_MAJOR_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-  string(REGEX MATCH "define[ \t]+EIGEN_MINOR_VERSION[ \t]+([0-9]+)" _eigen3_minor_version_match "${_eigen3_version_header}")
-  set(EIGEN3_MINOR_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-
-  set(EIGEN3_VERSION ${EIGEN3_WORLD_VERSION}.${EIGEN3_MAJOR_VERSION}.${EIGEN3_MINOR_VERSION})
-  if(${EIGEN3_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION})
-    set(EIGEN3_VERSION_OK FALSE)
-  else(${EIGEN3_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION})
-    set(EIGEN3_VERSION_OK TRUE)
-  endif(${EIGEN3_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION})
-
-  if(NOT EIGEN3_VERSION_OK)
-
-    message(STATUS "Eigen3 version ${EIGEN3_VERSION} found in ${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}, "
-                   "but at least version ${Eigen3_FIND_VERSION} is required")
-  endif(NOT EIGEN3_VERSION_OK)
-endmacro(_eigen3_check_version)
-
-if (EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-  # in cache already
-  _eigen3_check_version()
-  set(EIGEN3_FOUND ${EIGEN3_VERSION_OK})
-
-else (EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-  find_path(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES signature_of_eigen3_matrix_library
-      PATHS
-      ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include
-      ${KDE4_INCLUDE_DIR}
-      PATH_SUFFIXES eigen3 eigen
-    )
-
-  if(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-    _eigen3_check_version()
-  endif(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-  include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-  find_package_handle_standard_args(Eigen3 DEFAULT_MSG EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR EIGEN3_VERSION_OK)
-
-  mark_as_advanced(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
-endif(EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR)
-