diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7354c43a0..33e98b105 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ message("-- Building with C++${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}")
 
 # Eigen.
 # Eigen delivers Eigen3Config.cmake since v3.3.3
-find_package(Eigen3 3.3 CONFIG REQUIRED
-  HINTS ${HOMEBREW_INCLUDE_DIR_HINTS})
+find_package(Eigen3 3.3 REQUIRED HINTS ${HOMEBREW_INCLUDE_DIR_HINTS})
 if (EIGEN3_FOUND)
   message("-- Found Eigen version ${EIGEN3_VERSION_STRING}: ${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
   if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(aarch64.*|AARCH64.*)" AND
diff --git a/cmake/CeresConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/CeresConfig.cmake.in
index ae94833b4..e5e297604 100644
--- a/cmake/CeresConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/CeresConfig.cmake.in
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ set(CERES_EIGEN_VERSION @EIGEN3_VERSION_STRING@)
 # Search quietly to control the timing of the error message if not found. The
 # search should be for an exact match, but for usability reasons do a soft
 # match and reject with an explanation below.
-find_package(Eigen3 ${CERES_EIGEN_VERSION} CONFIG QUIET)
+find_package(Eigen3 ${CERES_EIGEN_VERSION} QUIET)
 if (EIGEN3_FOUND)
   if (NOT EIGEN3_VERSION_STRING VERSION_EQUAL CERES_EIGEN_VERSION)
     # CMake's VERSION check in FIND_PACKAGE() will accept any version >= the
diff --git a/docs/source/installation.rst b/docs/source/installation.rst
index db12ccea4..d727c3133 100644
--- a/docs/source/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/source/installation.rst
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ dependencies.
 #. Try running ``Configure``. It won't work. It'll show a bunch of options.
    You'll need to set:
 
-   #. ``EIGEN_INCLUDE_DIR_HINTS``
    #. ``GLOG_INCLUDE_DIR_HINTS``
    #. ``GLOG_LIBRARY_DIR_HINTS``
    #. (Optional) ``SUITESPARSE_INCLUDE_DIR_HINTS``