diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 179c8e135b..2a2aff9cc7 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,15 +159,6 @@ endif()
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-# Specify paths to install files
-if(NOT BINDIR)
-    set(BINDIR bin)
-endif()
-if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE ${BINDIR})
-    set(BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
-endif()
-message(STATUS "BINDIR: ${BINDIR}")
-
 if(NOT INCLUDEDIR)
     set(INCLUDEDIR include)
 endif()
@@ -176,16 +167,6 @@ if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE ${INCLUDEDIR})
 endif()
 message(STATUS "INCLUDEDIR: ${INCLUDEDIR}")
 
-if(NOT LIBDIR)
-    set(LIBDIR lib)
-endif()
-if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE ${LIBDIR})
-    set(LIBDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-endif()
-message(STATUS "LIBDIR: ${LIBDIR}")
-
-set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARY_DIR "") # for *nix rpaths
-
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     add_definitions(-DIFC_SHARED_BUILD)
     if(MSVC)
@@ -194,8 +175,6 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
         # There will be couple hundreds of these so suppress them away, https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/esew7y1w.aspx
         add_definitions(-wd4251)
     endif()
-
-    set(IFCOPENSHELL_LIBRARY_DIR "${LIBDIR}")
 endif()
 
 UNIFY_ENVVARS_AND_CACHE(BOOST_ROOT)
@@ -765,20 +744,12 @@ if(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
         )
     endforeach()
 
-    install(TARGETS ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES} ${kernel_libraries} IfcGeom
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-    )
+    install(TARGETS ${IFCGEOM_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES} ${kernel_libraries} IfcGeom)
 endif(BUILD_IFCGEOM)
 
 if(BUILD_CONVERT OR BUILD_IFCPYTHON)
     if(WITH_OPENCASCADE)
-        install(TARGETS geometry_serializer ${geometry_serializer_libraries}
-            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-        )
+        install(TARGETS geometry_serializer ${geometry_serializer_libraries})
     endif()
 endif(BUILD_CONVERT OR BUILD_IFCPYTHON)
 
diff --git a/src/ifcconvert/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcconvert/CMakeLists.txt
index 60bc2fee52..4a889a57bf 100644
--- a/src/ifcconvert/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcconvert/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ if(WITH_RELATIONSHIP_VALIDATION)
     set_property(TARGET IfcConvert APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -DWITH_RELATIONSHIP_VALIDATION")
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS IfcConvert
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-)
+install(TARGETS IfcConvert)
diff --git a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
index 729b4c9118..d7c2e12bc7 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcgeom/kernels/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ foreach(kernel ${GEOMETRY_KERNELS})
     list(APPEND kernel_libraries ${KERNEL_TARGET})
     target_link_libraries(${KERNEL_TARGET} ${${KERNEL_UPPER}_LIBRARIES})
 
-    install(TARGETS ${KERNEL_TARGET}
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-    )
+    install(TARGETS ${KERNEL_TARGET})
 
     if(${kernel} STREQUAL "cgal")
         set_property(TARGET ${KERNEL_TARGET} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -DCGAL_HAS_THREADS")
@@ -25,11 +21,7 @@ foreach(kernel ${GEOMETRY_KERNELS})
         set_target_properties(${KERNEL_TARGET_SIMPLE} PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DIFC_GEOM_EXPORTS -DIFOPSH_SIMPLE_KERNEL -DCGAL_HAS_THREADS")
         list(APPEND kernel_libraries ${KERNEL_TARGET_SIMPLE})
         target_link_libraries(${KERNEL_TARGET_SIMPLE} ${${KERNEL_UPPER}_LIBRARIES} Eigen3::Eigen)
-        install(TARGETS ${KERNEL_TARGET_SIMPLE}
-            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-        )
+        install(TARGETS ${KERNEL_TARGET_SIMPLE})
     elseif(${kernel} STREQUAL "opencascade")
         target_link_libraries(${KERNEL_TARGET} ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
diff --git a/src/ifcgeomserver/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcgeomserver/CMakeLists.txt
index c0b232c277..ff56607ff2 100644
--- a/src/ifcgeomserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcgeomserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,8 +5,4 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES ${CPP_FILES})
 add_executable(IfcGeomServer ${SOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(IfcGeomServer IfcGeom ${kernel_libraries} ${OpenCASCADE_LIBRARIES})
 
-install(TARGETS IfcGeomServer
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-)
+install(TARGETS IfcGeomServer)
diff --git a/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
index 38e83e8cb2..d306758b67 100644
--- a/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcmax/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ if(HAS_MAX)
 
         set_target_properties(IfcMax_${max_year} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".dli")
 
-        install(TARGETS IfcMax_${max_year}
-            ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-        )
+        install(TARGETS IfcMax_${max_year})
     endforeach()
 else()
     message(STATUS "Autodesk 3ds Max SDK not found, is required to build IFCMax.")
diff --git a/src/ifcparse/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcparse/CMakeLists.txt
index 5714c754de..aa21cd524a 100644
--- a/src/ifcparse/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcparse/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,8 +57,4 @@ install(FILES ${IFCPARSE_H_FILES}
     DESTINATION ${INCLUDEDIR}/ifcparse
 )
 
-install(TARGETS IfcParse
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-)
+install(TARGETS IfcParse)
diff --git a/src/serializers/CMakeLists.txt b/src/serializers/CMakeLists.txt
index 56cbfc7c32..65ebc13169 100644
--- a/src/serializers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/serializers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(Serializers PRIVATE ${SERIALIZER_SCHEMA_LIBRARIES} ${OPENCOLLADA_LIBRARIES} ${USD_LIBRARIES} IfcGeom ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES} ${kernel_libraries} IfcParse)
 
-install(TARGETS Serializers
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-)
+install(TARGETS Serializers)
 
 install(FILES ${SERIALIZERS_H_FILES}
     DESTINATION ${INCLUDEDIR}/serializers/
diff --git a/src/serializers/schema_dependent/CMakeLists.txt b/src/serializers/schema_dependent/CMakeLists.txt
index 40f17d283d..deb9bc23c3 100644
--- a/src/serializers/schema_dependent/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/serializers/schema_dependent/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ foreach(schema ${SCHEMA_VERSIONS})
         target_link_libraries(Serializers_ifc${schema} IfcGeom ${OPENCASCADE_LIBRARIES} ${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
     endif()
 
-    install(TARGETS Serializers_ifc${schema}
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR}
-    )
+    install(TARGETS Serializers_ifc${schema})
 endforeach()