diff --git a/Modules/Python/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/Python/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d77ab72a1..9c74db8b32 100644
--- a/Modules/Python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/Python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-MITK_CREATE_MODULE(mitkPython
-  DEPENDS Mitk
-  EXPORT_DEFINE MITK_PYTHON_EXPORT
-  PACKAGE_DEPENDS QT CTK
-  QT_MODULE
-)
-configure_file(PythonPath.h.in
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PythonPath.h" @ONLY)
+if( MITK_USE_Python )
 
-add_subdirectory(Testing)
+  MITK_CREATE_MODULE(mitkPython
+    DEPENDS Mitk
+    EXPORT_DEFINE MITK_PYTHON_EXPORT
+    PACKAGE_DEPENDS QT CTK
+    QT_MODULE
+  )
+  configure_file(PythonPath.h.in
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/PythonPath.h" @ONLY)
+
+  add_subdirectory(Testing)
+endif()
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diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.python/CMakeLists.txt b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.python/CMakeLists.txt
index 7112ab78bb..352805d7d5 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 project(org_mitk_gui_qt_python)
 
-if(MITK_USE_Python)
-  MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
-    EXPORT_DIRECTIVE org_mitk_gui_qt_python_EXPORT
-    EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
-    MODULE_DEPENDENCIES QmitkExt mitkPython)
-else()
-  message(STATUS "Please enable MITK_USE_Python before using the python plugin")
-endif()
+MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
+  EXPORT_DIRECTIVE org_mitk_gui_qt_python_EXPORT
+  EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
+  MODULE_DEPENDENCIES QmitkExt mitkPython)
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