diff --git a/aip_urdf_compiler/cmake/aip_cmake_urdf_compile.cmake b/aip_urdf_compiler/cmake/aip_cmake_urdf_compile.cmake
index d38f03c7..70c13c47 100644
--- a/aip_urdf_compiler/cmake/aip_cmake_urdf_compile.cmake
+++ b/aip_urdf_compiler/cmake/aip_cmake_urdf_compile.cmake
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 macro(aip_cmake_urdf_compile)
     # Set the correct paths
+    find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED) # cspell: ignore Interp
     set(aip_urdf_compiler_BASE_DIR "${aip_urdf_compiler_DIR}/../")
     set(PYTHON_SCRIPT "${aip_urdf_compiler_BASE_DIR}/scripts/compile_xacro.py")
     set(PYTHON_TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY "${aip_urdf_compiler_BASE_DIR}/templates")
diff --git a/aip_xx1_description/CMakeLists.txt b/aip_xx1_description/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e5d88df..362fb6da 100644
--- a/aip_xx1_description/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/aip_xx1_description/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ find_package(aip_urdf_compiler REQUIRED)
 
 ament_auto_find_build_dependencies()
 
-find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED) # cspell: ignore Interp
-
 aip_cmake_urdf_compile()
 
 ament_auto_package(INSTALL_TO_SHARE
diff --git a/aip_xx1_gen2_description/CMakeLists.txt b/aip_xx1_gen2_description/CMakeLists.txt
index d20cc2c5..782df039 100644
--- a/aip_xx1_gen2_description/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/aip_xx1_gen2_description/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ find_package(aip_urdf_compiler REQUIRED)
 
 ament_auto_find_build_dependencies()
 
-find_package(PythonInterp REQUIRED) # cspell: ignore Interp
-
 aip_cmake_urdf_compile()
 
 ament_auto_package(INSTALL_TO_SHARE