diff --git a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index d7344231..2253f979 100644
--- a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
 elseif(D_VERSION EQUAL 2)
     set(RUNTIME druntime)
 else(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "set d version to 1 or 2")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "The runtime must be built as part of the main CMake project.")
 endif(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
 get_directory_property(PROJECT_PARENT_DIR DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_DIRECTORY)
 set(RUNTIME_DIR ${PROJECT_PARENT_DIR}/${RUNTIME} CACHE PATH "runtime source dir")
@@ -146,23 +146,6 @@ elseif(D_VERSION EQUAL 2)
     endif(PHOBOS2_DIR)
 endif(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
 
-# should only be necessary if run independently from ldc cmake project
-if(NOT LDC_LOC)
-    if(NOT LDC_EXE)
-        if(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
-            set(LDC_EXE ldc)
-        elseif(D_VERSION EQUAL 2)
-            set(LDC_EXE ldc2)
-        endif(D_VERSION EQUAL 1)
-    endif(NOT LDC_EXE)
-
-    find_program(LDC_LOC ${LDC_EXE} ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/../bin DOC "path to ldc binary")
-    if(NOT LDC_LOC)
-        message(SEND_ERROR "ldc not found")
-    endif(NOT LDC_LOC)
-    set(LDC_EXE_NAME ${LDC_EXE})
-endif(NOT LDC_LOC)
-
 configure_file(${PROJECT_PARENT_DIR}/${CONFIG_NAME}.conf.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/../bin/${LDC_EXE}.conf)
 # Prepare the config files for installation in bin.
 configure_file(${PROJECT_PARENT_DIR}/${LDC_EXE}_install.conf.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/../bin/${LDC_EXE}_install.conf)