diff --git a/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake b/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
index d6cac755a..6251805df 100644
--- a/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindFreetype.cmake
@@ -44,13 +44,9 @@
 FIND_PATH(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_ft2build ft2build.h
   HINTS
   $ENV{FREETYPE_DIR}
-  PATH_SUFFIXES include
   PATHS
   /usr/local/X11R6/include
   /usr/local/X11/include
-  /usr/X11/include
-  /sw/include
-  /opt/local/include
   /usr/freeware/include
 )
 
@@ -60,9 +56,6 @@ FIND_PATH(FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIR_freetype2 freetype/config/ftheader.h
   PATHS
   /usr/local/X11R6/include
   /usr/local/X11/include
-  /usr/X11/include
-  /sw/include
-  /opt/local/include
   /usr/freeware/include
   PATH_SUFFIXES freetype2
 )
@@ -75,8 +68,6 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(FREETYPE_LIBRARY
   PATHS
   /usr/local/X11R6
   /usr/local/X11
-  /usr/X11
-  /sw
   /usr/freeware
 )
 
diff --git a/Modules/FindGIF.cmake b/Modules/FindGIF.cmake
index 43802ccb1..01253466f 100644
--- a/Modules/FindGIF.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindGIF.cmake
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ FIND_PATH(GIF_INCLUDE_DIR gif_lib.h
   PATH_SUFFIXES include
   PATHS
   ~/Library/Frameworks
-  /Library/Frameworks
-  /sw/include # Fink
-  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]/include
-  /usr/freeware/include
+  /usr/freeware
 )
 
 # the gif library can have many names :-/
@@ -44,14 +41,6 @@ FIND_LIBRARY(GIF_LIBRARY
   PATH_SUFFIXES lib64 lib
   PATHS
   ~/Library/Frameworks
-  /Library/Frameworks
-  /usr/local
-  /usr
-  /sw
-  /opt/local
-  /opt/csw
-  /opt
-  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session\ Manager\\Environment;OSG_ROOT]
   /usr/freeware
 )