diff --git a/examples/client/include.am b/examples/client/include.am
index 338540f..81e5061 100644
--- a/examples/client/include.am
+++ b/examples/client/include.am
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ examples_client_client_LDADD        = src/libwolfssh.la
 examples_client_client_DEPENDENCIES = src/libwolfssh.la
 endif
 
-dist_example_DATA+= examples/client/client.c
 DISTCLEANFILES+= examples/client/.libs/client
diff --git a/examples/echoserver/include.am b/examples/echoserver/include.am
index 86ec631..db0f3c4 100644
--- a/examples/echoserver/include.am
+++ b/examples/echoserver/include.am
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ examples_echoserver_echoserver_LDADD        = src/libwolfssh.la
 examples_echoserver_echoserver_DEPENDENCIES = src/libwolfssh.la
 endif
 
-dist_example_DATA+= examples/echoserver/echoserver.c
 DISTCLEANFILES+= examples/echoserver/.libs/echoserver
diff --git a/examples/server/include.am b/examples/server/include.am
index 8bb9922..72f0d5b 100644
--- a/examples/server/include.am
+++ b/examples/server/include.am
@@ -9,7 +9,4 @@ examples_server_server_LDADD        = src/libwolfssh.la
 examples_server_server_DEPENDENCIES = src/libwolfssh.la
 endif
 
-dist_example_DATA+= examples/server/server.c
 DISTCLEANFILES+= examples/server/.libs/server
-
-EXTRA_DIST+= examples/server/server.c
diff --git a/examples/sftpclient/include.am b/examples/sftpclient/include.am
index 357ea99..4c06c3e 100644
--- a/examples/sftpclient/include.am
+++ b/examples/sftpclient/include.am
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ examples_sftpclient_wolfsftp_LDADD        = src/libwolfssh.la
 examples_sftpclient_wolfsftp_DEPENDENCIES = src/libwolfssh.la
 endif
 
-dist_example_DATA+= examples/sftpclient/sftpclient.c
 DISTCLEANFILES+= examples/sftpclient/.libs/wolfsftp