diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2db36ab..5385fe2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# 3.8+ for project(LANGUAGES CUDA) and CMAKE_CUDA_TOOLKIT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+# 3.8+ for project(LANGUAGES CUDA)
 # 3.9+ for OpenMP::OpenMP_CXX
 # 3.10+ findopenmp gained support for language-specific components
 # 3.11+ for CMake not to add -fopenmp to the nvcc flags
@@ -33,23 +33,16 @@ elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
   set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS} -lineinfo)
 endif()
 
-# find the CUDA stubs directory in case the drivers are not installed
-# for CI, for example
-set(CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR "${CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER}")
-get_filename_component(CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR "${CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR}" DIRECTORY)
-get_filename_component(CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR "${CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR}" DIRECTORY)
-set(CUDA_TOOLKIT_LIB_DIR ${CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR}/lib64/stubs)
-message(STATUS "CUDA toolkit stubs dir:" ${CUDA_TOOLKIT_LIB_DIR})
-
-
 set(CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD 11)
 
 add_subdirectory(include/perfect)
 
 add_library(perfect INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(perfect INTERFACE include/)
+
+# tell the host compiler where to find the CUDA includes and libraries
 target_include_directories(perfect INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CUDA_TOOLKIT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES})
-# target_link_directories(perfect INTERFACE ${CUDA_TOOLKIT_LIB_DIR})
+# CMakeFiles/<version>/CMakeCUDACompiler.cmake
 target_link_directories(perfect INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CUDA_HOST_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES})
 target_link_libraries(perfect INTERFACE nvidia-ml)