diff --git a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
index f7f446df6f2..c658906b1b1 100644
--- a/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bindings/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ set(CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS "-module;yarp;-threads;${SWIG_COMMON_FLAGS}")
 
 find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
 
-## in Windows it seems necessary to declare explictly the link_directory
-if(WIN32)
-  get_filename_component(Python3_DIR ${Python3_LIBRARY} DIRECTORY)
-  link_directories(${Python3_DIR})
-endif()
-
 set(CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/python3")
 set(SWIG_OUTFILE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")