diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index fe1c02c81..48ac061fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ cycamore Change Log
 * Define the version number in `CMakeLists.txt` and rely on CMake to propagate the version throughout the code (#589)
 * Update version numbers in documentation and fix references to `master` branch (#591)
 * Update build procedure to link against Cyclus' cython generated libraries if needed (#596)
+* Remove FindCyclus.cmake from this repo since it is installed with Cyclus (#597)
 
 v1.5.5
 ====================
diff --git a/cmake/FindCyclus.cmake b/cmake/FindCyclus.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a2fecea5..000000000
--- a/cmake/FindCyclus.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-#  CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND - system has the Cyclus Core library
-#  CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR - the Cyclus include directory
-#  CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES - The libraries needed to use the Cyclus Core Library
-#  CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARIES - A test library for agents
-#  CYCLUS_TEST_LIBRARIES - All testing libraries
-#  CYCLUS_DEFAULT_TEST_DRIVER - The default cyclus unit test driver
-
-# Check if we have an environment variable to cyclus root
-IF(DEFINED ENV{CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR})
-    IF(NOT DEFINED CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR)
-        SET(CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR "$ENV{CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}")
-    ELSE(NOT DEFINED CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR)
-        # Yell if both exist
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "\tTwo CYCLUS_ROOT_DIRs have been found:")
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "\t\tThe defined cmake variable CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR: ${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}")
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "\t\tThe environment variable CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR: $ENV{CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}")
-    ENDIF(NOT DEFINED CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR)
-ELSE(DEFINED ENV{CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR})
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CYCLUS_BIN cyclus)
-    IF(CYCLUS_BIN)
-        EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND cyclus --install-path
-            OUTPUT_VARIABLE CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR
-            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    ELSE(CYCLUS_BIN)
-        SET(CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR "$ENV{HOME}/.local")
-    ENDIF(CYCLUS_BIN)
-ENDIF(DEFINED ENV{CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR})
-
-# Let the user know if we're using a hint
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Using ${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR} as CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR.")
-
-# Use $DEPS_ROOT_DIR if available
-if (${DEPS_ROOT_DIR})
-    SET(DEPS_CYCLUS "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}"
-                    "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus")
-    SET(DEPS_LIB_CYCLUS "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}"
-                        "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-                        "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/lib")
-    SET(DEPS_SHARE_CYCLUS "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/share"
-                          "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/share/cyclus")
-    SET(DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/include"
-                            "${DEPS_ROOT_DIR}/include/cyclus")
-else (${DEPS_ROOT_DIR})
-    SET(DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS)
-endif (${DEPS_ROOT_DIR})
-MESSAGE("-- Dependency Cyclus (DEPS_CYCLUS): ${DEPS_CYCLUS}")
-MESSAGE("-- Dependency Library Cyclus (DEPS_LIB_CYCLUS): ${DEPS_LIB_CYCLUS}")
-MESSAGE("-- Dependency Share Cyclus (DEPS_SHARE_CYCLUS): ${DEPS_SHARE_CYCLUS}")
-MESSAGE("-- Dependency Include Cyclus (DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS): ${DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS}")
-
-
-# Set the include dir, this will be the future basis for other
-# defined dirs
-FIND_PATH(CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR cyclus.h
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/include"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/include/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/include include include/cyclus)
-
-# Set the include dir, this will be the future basis for other
-# defined dirs
-FIND_PATH(CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIR agent_tests.h
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus/tests"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/include"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/include/cyclus/tests"
-    ${DEPS_INCLUDE_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/include include include/cyclus include/cyclus/tests cyclus/include/tests)
-
-# Add the root dir to the hints
-SET(CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR "${CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR}/../..")
-
-# Look for the header files
-FIND_PATH(CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR cyclus.rng.in
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/share" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/share/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_SHARE_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/share share)
-
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY NAMES cyclus
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib)
-
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_EVENTHOOKS_LIBRARY NAMES eventhooks.so
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib)
-    
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_PYINFILE_LIBRARY NAMES pyinfile.so
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib)  
-
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_PYMODULE_LIBRARY NAMES pymodule.so
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib)  
-
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARY NAMES baseagentunittests
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    ${DEPS_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local /opt/local/cyclus
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib lib/cyclus)
-
-# Look for the library
-FIND_LIBRARY(CYCLUS_GTEST_LIBRARY NAMES gtest
-    HINTS "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/lib/cyclus"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}" "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/cyclus"
-    "${CYCLUS_ROOT_DIR}/lib"  "${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR}/../lib"
-    ${DEPS_LIB_CYCLUS}
-    /usr/local/cyclus/lib /usr/local/cyclus
-    /opt/local/lib /opt/local/cyclus/lib
-    PATH_SUFFIXES cyclus/lib lib)
-
-# Copy the results to the output variables.
-IF(CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR AND CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIR
-        AND CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY AND CYCLUS_GTEST_LIBRARY AND CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR
-        AND CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARY)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND 1)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY}")
-    # if Cyclus was installed without Cython these three libraries won't be found because they don't exist
-    # if Cyclus was installed WITH Cython we need to link against them
-    if(NOT ${CYCLUS_EVENTHOOKS_LIBRARY} STREQUAL "CYCLUS_EVENTHOOKS_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
-        SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES}" "${CYCLUS_EVENTHOOKS_LIBRARY}")
-    endif()
-    if(NOT ${CYCLUS_PYINFILE_LIBRARY} STREQUAL "CYCLUS_PYINFILE_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
-        SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES}" "${CYCLUS_PYINFILE_LIBRARY}")
-    endif()
-    if(NOT ${CYCLUS_PYMODULE_LIBRARY} STREQUAL "CYCLUS_PYMODULE_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND")
-        SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES}" "${CYCLUS_PYMODULE_LIBRARY}")
-    endif()
-    SET(CYCLUS_TEST_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_GTEST_LIBRARY}" "${CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARY}")
-    SET(CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARIES "${CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARY}")
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS "${CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIRS "${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR}")
-    SET(CYCLUS_DEFAULT_TEST_DRIVER "${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR}/cyclus_default_unit_test_driver.cc")
-ELSE()
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND 0)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES)
-    SET(CYCLUS_TEST_LIBRARIES)
-    SET(CYCLUS_AGENT_TEST_LIBRARIES)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIRS)
-    SET(CYCLUS_DEFAULT_TEST_DRIVER)
-ENDIF()
-
-SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR}/../../share/cyclus/cmake)
-
-# Report the results.
-IF(CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_DIR_MESSAGE "Found Cyclus Core Headers : "
-        ${CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_DIR_MESSAGE "Found Cyclus Core Test Headers : "
-        ${CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_MESSAGE "Found Cyclus Core Shared Data : "
-        ${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIRS} )
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_LIB_MESSAGE "Found Cyclus Core Library : "
-        ${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARIES} )
-    SET(CYCLUS_TEST_LIB_MESSAGE "Found Cyclus Test Libraries : "
-        ${CYCLUS_TEST_LIBRARIES} )
-    MESSAGE(STATUS ${CYCLUS_CORE_DIR_MESSAGE})
-    MESSAGE(STATUS ${CYCLUS_CORE_TEST_DIR_MESSAGE})
-    MESSAGE(STATUS ${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_MESSAGE})
-    MESSAGE(STATUS ${CYCLUS_CORE_LIB_MESSAGE})
-    MESSAGE(STATUS ${CYCLUS_TEST_LIB_MESSAGE})
-ELSE(CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND)
-    SET(CYCLUS_CORE_DIR_MESSAGE
-        "Cyclus was not found. Make sure CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY and CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR are set.")
-    IF(NOT Cyclus_FIND_QUIETLY)
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "${CYCLUS_CORE_DIR_MESSAGE}")
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR was set to : ${CYCLUS_CORE_SHARE_DIR}")
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY was set to : ${CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY}")
-        MESSAGE(STATUS "CYCLUS_TEST_LIBRARIES was set to : ${CYCLUS_GTEST_LIBRARY}")
-        IF(Cyclus_FIND_REQUIRED)
-            MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "${cyclus_DIR_MESSAGE}")
-        ENDIF(Cyclus_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    ENDIF(NOT Cyclus_FIND_QUIETLY)
-
-ENDIF(CYCLUS_CORE_FOUND)
-
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
-    CYCLUS_CORE_INCLUDE_DIR
-    CYCLUS_CORE_LIBRARY
-    )