diff --git a/cmake/FindFlatBuffers.cmake b/cmake/FindFlatBuffers.cmake
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--- a/cmake/FindFlatBuffers.cmake
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@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2018 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"                       #
-################################################################################
-
-find_path(FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR
-  NAMES flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h
-  HINTS ${FLATBUFFERS_ROOT} $ENV{FLATBUFFERS_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES include
-)
-
-find_path(FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARY_DIR
-  NAMES libflatbuffers.a
-  HINTS ${FLATBUFFERS_ROOT} $ENV{FLATBUFFERS_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
-)
-
-find_library(FLATBUFFERS_STATIC_LIBRARY
-  NAMES libflatbuffers.a
-  HINTS ${FLATBUFFERS_ROOT} $ENV{FLATBUFFERS_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES lib
-)
-
-find_path(FLATBUFFERS_BINARY_DIR
-  NAMES flatc
-  HINTS ${FLATBUFFERS_ROOT} $ENV{FLATBUFFERS_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES bin
-)
-
-find_program(FLATBUFFERS_BINARY_FLATC
-  NAMES flatc
-  HINTS ${FLATBUFFERS_ROOT} $ENV{FLATBUFFERS_ROOT}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES bin
-)
-
-include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
-find_package_handle_standard_args(FlatBuffers
-  REQUIRED_VARS
-  FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR
-  FLATBUFFERS_LIBRARY_DIR
-  FLATBUFFERS_BINARY_DIR
-)
-
-# idempotently import targets
-if(NOT TARGET FlatBuffers)
-  if(FLATBUFFERS_FOUND)
-    # import target
-    add_library(FlatBuffers STATIC IMPORTED)
-    set_target_properties(FlatBuffers PROPERTIES
-      INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${FLATBUFFERS_INCLUDE_DIR}
-      IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLATBUFFERS_STATIC_LIBRARY}
-    )
-  endif()
-endif()
-
-if(NOT TARGET FlatBuffers::flatc)
-  if(FLATBUFFERS_FOUND)
-  # import target
-  add_executable(FlatBuffers::flatc IMPORTED)
-  set_target_properties(FlatBuffers::flatc PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION ${FLATBUFFERS_BINARY_FLATC}
-  )
-  endif()
-endif()