diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ba9220b..82e7f7a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,12 +118,6 @@ endif(MINGW)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
     "Build shared library. Set to OFF for static library." ON)
 option(UNITTEST "Build unittest binaries." OFF)
-option(INSTALL_EXAMPLES "Install example code." OFF)
-if(INSTALL_EXAMPLES)
-    install(DIRECTORY octave raw script wav
-        USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/codec2)
-endif()
 
 # LPCNet needs to be bootstraped because codec2 and freedvlpcnet are
 # cross dependent.
@@ -135,7 +129,6 @@ if(LPCNET_BUILD_DIR)
 endif()
 
 
-
 include(CheckIncludeFiles)
 check_include_files("stdlib.h" HAVE_STDLIB_H)
 check_include_files("string.h" HAVE_STRING_H)