diff -ur nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt nest-simulator-2.16.0/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt
--- nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:51:08.153203492 +0100
+++ nest-simulator-2.16.0/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:52:16.277867696 +0100
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 
 if ( HAVE_PYTHON )
-  install( CODE "execute_process(
-  COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
-                             install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
-                                     --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
-                                     --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
-                                     --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\")"
-      )
+  # install( CODE "execute_process(
+  # COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
+                             # install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+                                     # --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
+                                     # --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
+                                     # --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
+    # WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\")"
+      # )
 
   install( FILES examples/connplotter_tutorial.py
       DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}/examples/ConnPlotter
diff -ur nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/pynest/CMakeLists.txt nest-simulator-2.16.0/pynest/CMakeLists.txt
--- nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/pynest/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:51:08.203203246 +0100
+++ nest-simulator-2.16.0/pynest/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:52:57.497664513 +0100
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
       -D_IS_PYNEST
       )
 
-  install( CODE "execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
-                               install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
-                                       --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
-                                       --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
-                                       --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
-      )
+  # install( CODE "execute_process(
+    # COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
+                               # install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+                                       # --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
+                                       # --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
+                                       # --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
+    # WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
+      # )
   install( TARGETS pynestkernel DESTINATION ${PYEXECDIR}/nest/ )
   install( FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pynest/do_tests.py
       DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/extras
diff -ur nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/topology/CMakeLists.txt nest-simulator-2.16.0/topology/CMakeLists.txt
--- nest-simulator-2.16.0.orig/topology/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:51:08.248203024 +0100
+++ nest-simulator-2.16.0/topology/CMakeLists.txt	2018-09-15 20:53:22.620540676 +0100
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/nest)
 
 if ( HAVE_PYTHON )
-  install( CODE "execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
-                               install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
-                                       --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
-                                       --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
-                                       --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
-      )
+  # install( CODE "execute_process(
+    # COMMAND ${PYTHON} setup.py build --build-base=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/build
+                               # install --prefix=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
+                                       # --install-lib=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${PYEXECDIR}
+                                       # --install-scripts=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}
+                                       # --install-data=${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}
+    # WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
+      # )
 
   file( GLOB topo_examples "examples/*" )
   install( FILES ${topo_examples}