diff -ur numpy-1.6.1-orig/numpy/distutils/system_info.py numpy-1.6.1/numpy/distutils/system_info.py
--- numpy-1.6.1-orig/numpy/distutils/system_info.py	2011-07-01 17:31:13.000000000 -0400
+++ numpy-1.6.1/numpy/distutils/system_info.py	2012-04-27 14:10:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -189,18 +189,12 @@
     default_x11_lib_dirs = []
     default_x11_include_dirs = []
 else:
-    default_lib_dirs = libpaths(['/usr/local/lib','/opt/lib','/usr/lib',
-                                 '/opt/local/lib','/sw/lib'], platform_bits)
-    default_include_dirs = ['/usr/local/include',
-                            '/opt/include', '/usr/include',
-                            '/opt/local/include', '/sw/include',
-                            '/usr/include/suitesparse']
-    default_src_dirs = ['.','/usr/local/src', '/opt/src','/sw/src']
-
-    default_x11_lib_dirs = libpaths(['/usr/X11R6/lib','/usr/X11/lib',
-                                     '/usr/lib'], platform_bits)
-    default_x11_include_dirs = ['/usr/X11R6/include','/usr/X11/include',
-                                '/usr/include']
+    default_lib_dirs = []
+    default_include_dirs = []
+    default_src_dirs = ['.']
+
+    default_x11_lib_dirs = []
+    default_x11_include_dirs = []
 
 if os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'lib') not in default_lib_dirs:
     default_lib_dirs.insert(0,os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'lib'))