diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 384e482520..535f8cac1f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,21 +37,27 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(klu PRIVATE ${RT})
 #     )
 
 # set(SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR "/usr/include/suitesparse")
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
-## Link Libraries
-find_library(KLU klu)
-find_library(AMD amd)
-find_library(COLAMD colamd)
-find_library(BTF btf)
-find_library(SUITESPARSE_CONFIG suitesparseconfig)
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(klu PRIVATE 
-    ${KLU} 
-    ${AMD} 
-    ${COLAMD} 
-    ${BTF} 
-    ${SUITESPARSE_CONFIG}
-    )
+# find_path(SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR suitesparse)
+# INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+find_package(SuiteSparse)
+include_directories(${SuiteSparse_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(klu PRIVATE ${SuiteSparse_LIBRARIES})
+
+# ## Link Libraries
+# find_library(KLU klu)
+# find_library(AMD amd)
+# find_library(COLAMD colamd)
+# find_library(BTF btf)
+# find_library(SUITESPARSE_CONFIG suitesparseconfig)
+# TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(klu PRIVATE 
+#     ${KLU} 
+#     ${AMD} 
+#     ${COLAMD} 
+#     ${BTF} 
+#     ${SUITESPARSE_CONFIG}
+#     )
 
 # ---------------
 
diff --git a/scripts/replace-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/replace-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index fa626f3d66..0cfaf606f6 100644
--- a/scripts/replace-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/replace-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1002,30 +1002,19 @@ IF(KLU_ENABLE)
   # set(SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/SuiteSparse_config/libsuitesparseconfig.a)
   # set(KLU_LIBRARIES ${KLU_LIBRARY} ${AMD_LIBRARY} ${COLAMD_LIBRARY} ${BTF_LIBRARY} ${SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY})
 
-  find_library(KLU_LIBRARY klu)
-  find_library(AMD_LIBRARY amd)
-  find_library(COLAMD_LIBRARY colamd)
-  find_library(BTF_LIBRARY btf)
-  find_library(SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY suitesparseconfig)
-  set(KLU_LIBRARIES ${KLU_LIBRARY} ${AMD_LIBRARY} ${COLAMD_LIBRARY} ${BTF_LIBRARY} ${SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY})
-
+  # find_library(KLU_LIBRARY klu)
+  # find_library(AMD_LIBRARY amd)
+  # find_library(COLAMD_LIBRARY colamd)
+  # find_library(BTF_LIBRARY btf)
+  # find_library(SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY suitesparseconfig)
+  # set(KLU_LIBRARIES ${KLU_LIBRARY} ${AMD_LIBRARY} ${COLAMD_LIBRARY} ${BTF_LIBRARY} ${SUITESPARSECONFIG_LIBRARY})
 
   set(KLU_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/..) # use FindSuiteSparse that is in PyBaMM root
+  find_package(SuiteSparse)
+  include_directories(${SuiteSparse_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  set(KLU_LIBRARIES ${SuiteSparse_LIBRARIES})
 
-  # include is now simply /usr/include
-  # IF(KLU_FOUND)
-    # sundials_config.h symbol
-    # SET(SUNDIALS_KLU TRUE)
-    # set(KLU_INCLUDE_DIR ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/KLU/Include)
-    # set(AMD_INCLUDE_DIR ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/AMD/Include)
-    # set(COLAMD_INCLUDE_DIR ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/COLAMD/Include)
-    # set(BTF_INCLUDE_DIR ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/BTF/Include)
-    # set(SUITESPARSECONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR ${SUITESPARSE_DIR}/SuiteSparse_config)
-
-    # INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${AMD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${COLAMD_INCLUDE_DIR} ${BTF_INCLUDE_DIR} ${SUITESPARSECONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR} ${KLU_INCLUDE_DIR})
-  # ENDIF(KLU_FOUND)
-  # set(SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR "/usr/include/suitesparse") # leave for user to set
-  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
   IF(KLU_LIBRARIES AND NOT KLU_FOUND)
     PRINT_WARNING("KLU not functional - support will not be provided"