diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da1b21a..77fee88 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ message(STATUS "p4est ${PROJECT_VERSION} "
 
 # --- external libs
 
-include(cmake/GitSubmodule.cmake)
-git_submodule("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sc")
-add_subdirectory(sc)
+find_package(SC REQUIRED)
 
 # --- configure p4est