diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 533860ed6..fa1a57b4f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -777,8 +777,6 @@ endif()
 if (NOT NL_KIND EQUAL 0)
   add_subdirectory(iwpmd)
 endif()
-add_subdirectory(libibverbs/examples)
-add_subdirectory(librdmacm/examples)
 if (UDEV_FOUND)
   add_subdirectory(rdma-ndd)
 endif()