--- Modules/FindPythonLibs.cmake
+++ Modules/FindPythonLibs.cmake
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ FOREACH(_CURRENT_VERSION 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.5)
       [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\${_CURRENT_VERSION}\\InstallPath]/libs
     PATH_SUFFIXES
       python${_CURRENT_VERSION}/config
-    # Avoid finding the .dll in the PATH.  We want the .lib.
-    NO_SYSTEM_ENVIRONMENT_PATH
   )
 
   SET(PYTHON_FRAMEWORK_INCLUDES)