diff --git a/cmake/multipython/FindCustomPython3.cmake b/cmake/multipython/FindCustomPython3.cmake
index 670e4490076a72f8a01cde0085a1d3a13fc31a74..3f8be941dc271558e347049ca1338f5ccb9450ba 100644
--- a/cmake/multipython/FindCustomPython3.cmake
+++ b/cmake/multipython/FindCustomPython3.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ function(find_custom_python3)
     unset(Python3_DIR CACHE)
 
     set(version_minor_min 8) # minimum Python version = 3.8
-    set(Python3_FIND_UNVERSIONED_NAMES FIRST) # to cope with multiple installed Py minor versions
 
     # if DEFAULT_PATH is set, the Python platform will be sought in
     # the CMake default paths. This is used for finding the _main_