diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d44af4f8..b86caf4a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ option(BUILD_DDS_PLUGIN "Build DDS plugin." OFF)
 find_package2(PUBLIC Boost VERSION 1.64 REQUIRED
   COMPONENTS program_options thread system filesystem regex date_time signals
 )
-find_package2(PRIVATE ZeroMQ VERSION 4.2.2 REQUIRED)
 find_package2(PUBLIC FairLogger VERSION 1.0.6 REQUIRED)
+find_package2(PRIVATE ZeroMQ VERSION 4.1.5 REQUIRED)
 
 if(BUILD_NANOMSG_TRANSPORT)
   find_package2(PRIVATE nanomsg VERSION 1.0.0 REQUIRED)
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME_LOWER}/Version.h
 )
 
 # Install cmake modules
-install(FILES cmake/FindZeroMQ.cmake
-  DESTINATION ${PROJECT_INSTALL_CMAKEMODDIR}
-)
 if(BUILD_DDS_PLUGIN)
   install(FILES cmake/FindDDS.cmake
     DESTINATION ${PROJECT_INSTALL_CMAKEMODDIR}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9ac98a7..ffe7f8ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,17 +6,14 @@ C++ Message Queuing Library
 
   * **Boost** (PUBLIC)
   * **FairLogger** (PUBLIC)
-  * CMake
-  * dl
-  * pthread
-  * rt (Linux)
-  * ZeroMQ
-  * GTest (optional, `tests`)
-  * Msgpack (optional, `nanomsg_transport`)
-  * nanomsg (optional, `nanomsg_transport`)
-  * OFI (optional, `ofi_transport`)
-  * Protobuf (optional, `ofi_transport`)
-  * DDS (optional, `dds_plugin`)
+  * CMake (BUILD)
+  * GTest (BUILD, optional, `tests`)
+  * ZeroMQ (PRIVATE)
+  * Msgpack (PRIVATE, optional, `nanomsg_transport`)
+  * nanomsg (PRIVATE, optional, `nanomsg_transport`)
+  * OFI (PRIVATE, optional, `ofi_transport`)
+  * Protobuf (PRIVATE, optional, `ofi_transport`)
+  * DDS (PRIVATE, optional, `dds_plugin`)
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
index c3045f6b..0c53a3c2 100644
--- a/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FairMQLib.cmake
@@ -264,12 +264,15 @@ macro(find_package2 qualifier pkgname)
   cmake_parse_arguments(ARGS "" "VERSION" "COMPONENTS" ${ARGN})
 
   string(TOUPPER ${pkgname} pkgname_upper)
-  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${${pkgname_upper}_ROOT} $ENV{${pkgname_upper}_ROOT} ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+  set(old_CPP ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${${pkgname_upper}_ROOT} $ENV{${pkgname_upper}_ROOT})
   if(ARGS_COMPONENTS)
     find_package(${pkgname} ${ARGS_VERSION} QUIET COMPONENTS ${ARGS_COMPONENTS} ${ARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   else()
     find_package(${pkgname} ${ARGS_VERSION} QUIET ${ARGS_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
   endif()
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${old_CPP})
+  unset(old_CPP)
 
   if(${qualifier} STREQUAL PRIVATE)
     set(PROJECT_${pkgname}_VERSION ${ARGS_VERSION})
diff --git a/cmake/FindZeroMQ.cmake b/cmake/FindZeroMQ.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a4798ae..00000000
--- a/cmake/FindZeroMQ.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2018 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH  #
-#                                                                              #
-#              This software is distributed under the terms of the             #
-#              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             #
-#                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       #
-################################################################################
-#
-# Authors:
-#
-#   Mohammad Al-Turany
-#   Dario Berzano
-#   Dennis Klein
-#   Matthias Richter
-#   Alexey Rybalchenko
-#   Florian Uhlig
-#
-#
-# #############################
-# # Locate the ZeroMQ library #
-# #############################
-#
-#
-# Usage:
-#
-#   find_package(ZeroMQ [version] [QUIET] [REQUIRED])
-#
-#
-# Defines the following variables:
-#
-#   ZeroMQ_FOUND - Found the ZeroMQ library
-#   ZeroMQ_INCLUDE_DIR (CMake cache) - Include directory
-#   ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_SHARED (CMake cache) - Path to shared libzmq
-#   ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_STATIC (CMake cache) - Path to static libzmq
-#   ZeroMQ_VERSION - full version string
-#   ZeroMQ_VERSION_MAJOR - major version component
-#   ZeroMQ_VERSION_MINOR - minor version component
-#   ZeroMQ_VERSION_PATCH - patch version component
-#
-#
-# Accepts the following variables as hints for installation directories:
-#
-#   ZEROMQ_ROOT (CMake var, ENV var)
-#
-#
-# If the above variables are not defined, or if ZeroMQ could not be found there,
-# it will look for it in the system directories. Custom ZeroMQ installations
-# will always have priority over system ones.
-#
-
-if(NOT ZEROMQ_ROOT)
-  set(ZEROMQ_ROOT $ENV{ZEROMQ_ROOT})
-endif()
-
-find_path(ZeroMQ_INCLUDE_DIR
-  NAMES zmq.h zmq_utils.h
-  HINTS ${ZEROMQ_ROOT} $ENV{ZEROMQ_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES include
-  DOC "ZeroMQ include directories"
-)
-
-find_library(ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_SHARED
-  NAMES libzmq.dylib libzmq.so
-  HINTS ${ZEROMQ_ROOT} $ENV{ZEROMQ_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
-  DOC "Path to libzmq.dylib or libzmq.so"
-)
-
-find_library(ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_STATIC NAMES libzmq.a
-  HINTS ${ZEROMQ_ROOT} $ENV{ZEROMQ_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
-  DOC "Path to libzmq.a"
-)
-
-find_file(ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE "zmq.h"
-  ${ZeroMQ_INCLUDE_DIR}
-  NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-)
-if(DEFINED ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE)
-  file(READ "${ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE}" _ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE_CONTENT)
-  string(REGEX MATCH "#define ZMQ_VERSION_MAJOR ([0-9])" _MATCH "${_ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE_CONTENT}")
-  set(ZeroMQ_VERSION_MAJOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
-  string(REGEX MATCH "#define ZMQ_VERSION_MINOR ([0-9])" _MATCH "${_ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE_CONTENT}")
-  set(ZeroMQ_VERSION_MINOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
-  string(REGEX MATCH "#define ZMQ_VERSION_PATCH ([0-9])" _MATCH "${_ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE_CONTENT}")
-  set(ZeroMQ_VERSION_PATCH ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
-  set(ZeroMQ_VERSION "${ZeroMQ_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZeroMQ_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZeroMQ_VERSION_PATCH}")
-endif()
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(ZeroMQ
-    REQUIRED_VARS ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_SHARED ZeroMQ_INCLUDE_DIR ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_STATIC
-    VERSION_VAR ZeroMQ_VERSION
-)
-
-if(ZeroMQ_FOUND AND NOT TARGET ZeroMQ)
-  add_library(ZeroMQ SHARED IMPORTED)
-  set_target_properties(ZeroMQ PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION ${ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_SHARED}
-    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${ZeroMQ_INCLUDE_DIR}
-  )
-endif()
-
-mark_as_advanced(
-    ZeroMQ_LIBRARIES
-    ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_SHARED
-    ZeroMQ_LIBRARY_STATIC
-    ZeroMQ_HEADER_FILE
-    ZeroMQ_VERSION_MAJOR
-    ZeroMQ_VERSION_MINOR
-    ZeroMQ_VERSION_PATCH
-)
diff --git a/cmake/Findnanomsg.cmake b/cmake/Findnanomsg.cmake
index eb9184e6..51415880 100644
--- a/cmake/Findnanomsg.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Findnanomsg.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ find_package_handle_standard_args(nanomsg
 if(NOT TARGET nanomsg AND nanomsg_FOUND)
   add_library(nanomsg SHARED IMPORTED)
   set_target_properties(nanomsg PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION ${NANOMSG_LIBRARY_SHARED}
-    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${NANOMSG_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    IMPORTED_LOCATION ${nanomsg_LIBRARY_SHARED}
+    INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${nanomsg_INCLUDE_DIR}
   )
 endif()
diff --git a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ddbc6b1..0c931175 100644
--- a/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ target_link_libraries(FairMQ
 
     PUBLIC # libFairMQ AND consumers of libFairMQ link aginst public dependencies
     dl
-    pthread
     Boost::boost
     Boost::program_options
     Boost::thread
@@ -229,10 +228,9 @@ target_link_libraries(FairMQ
     Boost::date_time
     Boost::signals
     FairLogger::FairLogger
-    $<$<PLATFORM_ID:Linux>:rt>
 
     PRIVATE # only libFairMQ links against private dependencies
-    ZeroMQ
+    libzmq
     ${NANOMSG_DEPS}
     ${OFI_DEPS}
 )
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 8948de54..5afc5824 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ add_testsuite(FairMQ.Parts
     parts/runner.cxx
     parts/_iterator_interface.cxx
 
-    LINKS FairMQ ZeroMQ
+    LINKS FairMQ
     INCLUDES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/parts
     TIMEOUT 5
 )
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ add_testsuite(FairMQ.MessageResize
     message_resize/runner.cxx
     message_resize/_message_resize.cxx
 
-    LINKS FairMQ ZeroMQ
+    LINKS FairMQ
     INCLUDES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/message_resize
     TIMEOUT 5
 )