diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5121713b7..7b826fecf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ project(wakaama C)
 
 include(wakaama.cmake)
 
-add_subdirectory(examples)
-
 # Enable "test" target
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
index bbfdd41bd..44594e707 100644
--- a/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
         "WAKAAMA_MODE_SERVER": {
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
-        },
-        "WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": "ON"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -41,10 +37,6 @@
         "WAKAAMA_MODE_BOOTSTRAP_SERVER": {
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
-        },
-        "WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": "ON"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -61,10 +53,6 @@
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
         },
-        "WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": "ON"
-        },
         "WAKAAMA_DATA_SENML_JSON": {
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
@@ -100,10 +88,6 @@
       "hidden": true,
       "inherits": "base",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": "OFF"
-        },
         "WAKAAMA_DATA_TLV": {
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
@@ -123,10 +107,6 @@
         "WAKAAMA_LOG_CUSTOM_HANDLER": {
           "type": "BOOL",
           "value": "ON"
-        },
-        "WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES": {
-          "type": "BOOL",
-          "value": "OFF"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7620519d..abbbd3cb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ pytest -v tests/integration
 
 ## Examples
 
-The examples can be enabled (or disabled) with the CMake cache variable `WAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES` (e.g.
-`cmake -DWAKAAMA_ENABLE_EXAMPLES=OFF`).
-
 There are some example applications provided to test the server, client and bootstrap capabilities of Wakaama.
 The following recipes assume you are on a unix like platform and you have cmake and make installed.
 
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index c12966f2b..000000000
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21)
-
-# Our examples are designed for POSIX systems
-add_compile_definitions(_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809)