diff --git a/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake b/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index ad2004afc..000000000
--- a/cmake/FindMiniupnpc.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc Start ---------------------------------
-# Locate miniupnp library
-# This module defines
-#  MINIUPNP_FOUND, if false, do not try to link to miniupnp
-#  MINIUPNP_LIBRARY, the miniupnp variant
-#  MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR, where to find miniupnpc.h and family)
-#  MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER, set if we detect the version of miniupnpc is 1.7 or higher
-#
-# Note that the expected include convention is
-#  #include "miniupnpc.h"
-# and not
-#  #include <miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
-# This is because, the miniupnpc location is not standardized and may exist
-# in locations other than miniupnpc/
-
-if (MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR AND MINIUPNP_LIBRARY)
-	# Already in cache, be silent
-	set(MINIUPNP_FIND_QUIETLY TRUE)
-endif ()
-
-find_path(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR miniupnpc.h
-  HINTS $ENV{MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES miniupnpc
-)
-
-find_library(MINIUPNP_LIBRARY miniupnpc
-  HINTS $ENV{MINIUPNP_LIBRARY}
-)
-
-find_library(MINIUPNP_STATIC_LIBRARY libminiupnpc.a
-  HINTS $ENV{MINIUPNP_STATIC_LIBRARY}
-)
-
-set(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIRS ${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR})
-set(MINIUPNP_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_LIBRARY})
-set(MINIUPNP_STATIC_LIBRARIES ${MINIUPNP_STATIC_LIBRARY})
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(
-  MiniUPnPc DEFAULT_MSG
-  MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR
-  MINIUPNP_LIBRARY
-)
-
-IF(MINIUPNPC_FOUND)
-  file(STRINGS "${MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR}/miniupnpc.h" MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION_STR REGEX "^#define[\t ]+MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION[\t ]+[0-9]+")
-  if(MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION_STR MATCHES "^#define[\t ]+MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION[\t ]+([0-9]+)")
-    set(MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-	if (${MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION} GREATER "10" OR ${MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION} EQUAL "10")
-		message(STATUS "Found miniupnpc API version " ${MINIUPNPC_API_VERSION})
-		set(MINIUPNP_FOUND true)
-		set(MINIUPNPC_VERSION_1_7_OR_HIGHER true)
-	endif()
-  endif()
-
-ENDIF()
-
-mark_as_advanced(MINIUPNP_INCLUDE_DIR MINIUPNP_LIBRARY MINIUPNP_STATIC_LIBRARY)
-# --------------------------------- FindMiniupnpc End ---------------------------------
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 8deadc7ba..eceafc19c 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 # ...except for FreeBSD, because FreeBSD is a special case that doesn't play well with
 # others.
 
-find_package(Miniupnpc REQUIRED)
-
 message(STATUS "Using in-tree miniupnpc")
 set(UPNPC_NO_INSTALL TRUE CACHE BOOL "Disable miniupnp installation" FORCE)
 add_subdirectory(miniupnp/miniupnpc)