diff --git a/korlib/CMakeLists.txt b/korlib/CMakeLists.txt
index dce5c59..ce3e66f 100644
--- a/korlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/korlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,15 +5,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 # Stolen shamelessly from PyHSPlasma
 find_package(PythonLibs REQUIRED)
-# Use only the major.minor version -- no patch, no +, etc
-STRING(REGEX REPLACE "([0-9]\\.[0-9])[0-9.+]*" "\\1" PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED "${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING}")
-find_package(PythonInterp "${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED}" REQUIRED)
-# make sure the versions match
-STRING(REGEX REPLACE "([0-9]\\.[0-9])[0-9.+]*" "\\1" PYTHON_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
-if (NOT "${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED}" STREQUAL "${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED}")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Versions of Python libraries (${PYTHONLIBS_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED}) and Python interpreter (${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING_FILTERED}) do not match. Please configure the paths manually.")
-endif()
-
+find_package(PythonInterp "3.5" REQUIRED)
 find_package(HSPlasma REQUIRED)
 find_package(Ogg REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)