diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt

index bd91eda8a3..2364ea5d31 100644

--- a/CMakeLists.txt

+++ b/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -51,4 +51,3 @@ else()

   set(ITK_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})

   itk_module_impl()

 endif()

-add_subdirectory(examples)