--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -319,15 +319,7 @@
   message(STATUS "Test-compilation of OpenCL programs is disabled.")
 endif()
 
-# we need jsonschema to check noiseprofiles.json
-find_program(jsonschema_BIN jsonschema)
-if(${jsonschema_BIN} STREQUAL "jsonschema_BIN-NOTFOUND")
-  message(STATUS "Missing jsonschema, problems in noiseprofiles.json might go unnoticed")
-  set(VALIDATE_JSON 0)
-else(${jsonschema_BIN} STREQUAL "jsonschema_BIN-NOTFOUND")
-  message(STATUS "Found jsonschema")
-  set(VALIDATE_JSON 1)
-endif(${jsonschema_BIN} STREQUAL "jsonschema_BIN-NOTFOUND")
+set(VALIDATE_JSON 0)
 
 # we need an xslt interpreter to generate preferences_gen.h and darktablerc
 find_program(Xsltproc_BIN xsltproc)