diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 9289c44a..33c5f133 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,4 @@
 set(python_destination applications/dft)
 
 # make a local pytriqs copy
-triqs_prepare_local_pytriqs_merged_with_my_python(${python_destination})
-
-# to be able to run from toplevel
-execute_process(COMMAND ln -fs ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/vertex/vertex.so ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/pytriqs/${python_destination})
-
+triqs_prepare_local_pytriqs(${python_destination})