diff --git a/cmdstanpy/utils/cmdstan.py b/cmdstanpy/utils/cmdstan.py
index 227d97a..27c3ccc 100644
--- a/cmdstanpy/utils/cmdstan.py
+++ b/cmdstanpy/utils/cmdstan.py
@@ -163,19 +163,7 @@ def cmdstan_path() -> str:
     if 'CMDSTAN' in os.environ and len(os.environ['CMDSTAN']) > 0:
         cmdstan = os.environ['CMDSTAN']
     else:
-        cmdstan_dir = os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~', _DOT_CMDSTAN))
-        if not os.path.exists(cmdstan_dir):
-            raise ValueError(
-                'No CmdStan installation found, run command "install_cmdstan"'
-                'or (re)activate your conda environment!'
-            )
-        latest_cmdstan = get_latest_cmdstan(cmdstan_dir)
-        if latest_cmdstan is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                'No CmdStan installation found, run command "install_cmdstan"'
-                'or (re)activate your conda environment!'
-            )
-        cmdstan = os.path.join(cmdstan_dir, latest_cmdstan)
+        cmdstan = '@cmdstan@'
         os.environ['CMDSTAN'] = cmdstan
     validate_cmdstan_path(cmdstan)
     return os.path.normpath(cmdstan)
