Index: digikam-4.5.0/core/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- digikam-4.5.0.orig/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ digikam-4.5.0/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,20 +125,6 @@ DETECT_OPENCV(${OPENCV_MIN_VERSION}  cor
 
 set(KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION "2.2.0")
 
-if(KDCRAW_VERSION)
-
-    message(STATUS "libkdcraw: Found version ${KDCRAW_VERSION} (required: ${KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION})")
-    if(${KDCRAW_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION})
-        set(KDCRAW_FOUND FALSE)
-    endif()
-
-else()
-
-    message(WARNING "libkdcraw: Version information not found, your version is probably too old.")
-    set(KDCRAW_FOUND FALSE)
-
-endif()
-
 # -- check the libkgeomap version -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 set(KGEOMAP_MIN_VERSION "3.0.0")
Index: digikam-4.5.0/extra/kipi-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- digikam-4.5.0.orig/extra/kipi-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ digikam-4.5.0/extra/kipi-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,20 +75,6 @@ if(KIPI_FOUND)
 
     set(KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION "2.2.0")
 
-    if(KDCRAW_VERSION)
-
-        message(STATUS "libkdcraw: Found version ${KDCRAW_VERSION} (required: ${KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION})")
-        if (${KDCRAW_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${KDCRAW_MIN_VERSION})
-            set(KDCRAW_FOUND FALSE)
-        endif()
-
-    else()
-
-        message(WARNING "libkdcraw: Version information not found, your version is probably too old.")
-        set(KDCRAW_FOUND FALSE)
-
-    endif()
-
     # -- Optional dependencies detection required by some plugins -------------------------------------
 
     MACRO_OPTIONAL_FIND_PACKAGE(EXPAT)                                       # For DNGConverter: XMP SDK need Expat library to compile.