--- a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 configure_file(${SETUP_PY_IN} ${SETUP_PY})
 
+if (0)
 string(FIND "${PIP_OPTIONS}" "--prefix" PIP_OPTIONS_PREFIX_POSITION)
 if( "${PIP_OPTIONS_PREFIX_POSITION}" EQUAL "-1" )
   string(APPEND PIP_OPTIONS " --prefix \$ENV{DESTDIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
@@ -100,3 +101,4 @@
       )"
   )
 endif()
+endif()