diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index 95b7a1157..14f20daca 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ if ( NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING )
 
         # Update the global help index to include all help files in
         # the global installation directory for documentation.
-        install( CODE
-          "execute_process(
-             COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -B generate_helpindex.py \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}\"
-             WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/extras/help_generator\"
-             )"
-          )
+        # install( CODE
+          # "execute_process(
+             # COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -B generate_helpindex.py \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR}\"
+             # WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/extras/help_generator\"
+             # )"
+          # )
 
     endif ()
 
diff --git a/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f7c2b32d..e9a6c3e29 100644
--- a/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/ConnPlotter/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
 # along with NEST.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 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 --git a/pynest/CMakeLists.txt b/pynest/CMakeLists.txt
index 6464dc6e2..82d8ab0eb 100644
--- a/pynest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pynest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ if ( HAVE_PYTHON )
       -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 --git a/topology/CMakeLists.txt b/topology/CMakeLists.txt
index d9575d630..c42df40d1 100644
--- a/topology/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/topology/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ install( FILES ${install_headers}
     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}