diff --git a/cmake/Modules/ExternalCMakeProject.cmake b/cmake/Modules/ExternalCMakeProject.cmake
index 026e3c393b..fdccdee6fb 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/ExternalCMakeProject.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/ExternalCMakeProject.cmake
@@ -7,40 +7,27 @@ function(ExternalCMakeProject target url hash basedir cmakedir cmakefile)
   set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
   set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.14)
-    get_filename_component(archive ${url} NAME)
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src)
-    message(STATUS "Downloading ${url}")
-    file(DOWNLOAD ${url} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${archive} EXPECTED_HASH MD5=${hash} SHOW_PROGRESS)
-    message(STATUS "Unpacking and configuring ${archive}")
-    execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xzf ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${archive}
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src)
-    file(GLOB TARGET_SOURCE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src/${basedir}*")
-    list(LENGTH TARGET_SOURCE _num)
-    if(_num GREATER 1)
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "Inconsistent ${target} library sources. "
-        "Please delete ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src and re-run cmake")
-    endif()
-    file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src)
-    file(RENAME ${TARGET_SOURCE} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src)
-    if(NOT (cmakefile STREQUAL ""))
-      file(COPY ${cmakefile} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}/CMakeLists.txt)
-    endif()
-    add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}"
-      "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-build")
-  else()
-    include(FetchContent)
-    message(STATUS "Downloading ${url}")
-    FetchContent_Declare(${target} URL ${url} URL_HASH MD5=${hash} SOURCE_SUBDIR ${cmakedir})
-    message(STATUS "Unpacking and configuring ${archive}")
-    FetchContent_GetProperties(${target})
-    FetchContent_Populate(${target})
-    if(NOT (cmakefile STREQUAL ""))
-      file(COPY "${cmakefile}" DESTINATION "${${target}_SOURCE_DIR}/${cmakedir}/")
-      get_filename_component(_cmakefile "${cmakefile}" NAME)
-      file(RENAME "${${target}_SOURCE_DIR}/${cmakedir}/${_cmakefile}"
-        "${${target}_SOURCE_DIR}/${cmakedir}/CMakeLists.txt")
-    endif()
-    add_subdirectory("${${target}_SOURCE_DIR}/${cmakedir}" "${${target}_BINARY_DIR}")
+  get_filename_component(archive ${url} NAME)
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src)
+  message(STATUS "Downloading ${url}")
+  file(DOWNLOAD ${url} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${archive} EXPECTED_HASH MD5=${hash} SHOW_PROGRESS)
+  message(STATUS "Unpacking and configuring ${archive}")
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xzf ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${archive}
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src)
+  file(GLOB TARGET_SOURCE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src/${basedir}*")
+  list(LENGTH TARGET_SOURCE _num)
+  if(_num GREATER 1)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Inconsistent ${target} library sources. "
+      "Please delete ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/src and re-run cmake")
   endif()
+  file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src)
+  file(RENAME ${TARGET_SOURCE} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src)
+  if(NOT (cmakefile STREQUAL ""))
+    file(COPY ${cmakefile} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}/)
+	get_filename_component(_cmakefile ${cmakefile} NAME)
+    file(RENAME "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}/${_cmakefile}"
+	  "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}/CMakeLists.txt")
+  endif()
+  add_subdirectory("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-src/${cmakedir}"
+    "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/_deps/${target}-build")
 endfunction(ExternalCMakeProject)