diff --git a/CMake/macros.cmake b/CMake/macros.cmake
index ef45bc034..b2015123d 100644
--- a/CMake/macros.cmake
+++ b/CMake/macros.cmake
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ macro(CREATE_EXAMPLE NAME SOURCES LIBRARIES)
         target_link_libraries(${tname} ${X11_Xinerama_LIB})
     endif(HAVE_XINERAMA)
 
-    # install the example
-    install(TARGETS ${tname}
-        DESTINATION ${FLTK_EXAMPLES_PATH}
-        )
-
 endmacro(CREATE_EXAMPLE NAME SOURCES LIBRARIES)
 
 #######################################################################
diff --git a/CMake/setup.cmake b/CMake/setup.cmake
index 9336b1a2b..f63782556 100644
--- a/CMake/setup.cmake
+++ b/CMake/setup.cmake
@@ -75,16 +75,13 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
     endif(_WIN32)
 endif(NOT WIN32)
 
-# set where config and example files go
+# set where config files go
 if(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
    set(FLTK_CONFIG_PATH CMake)
-   set(FLTK_EXAMPLES_PATH bin/fltk-examples)
 elseif(APPLE)
    set(FLTK_CONFIG_PATH FLTK/.framework/Resources/CMake)
-   set(FLTK_EXAMPLES_PATH share/fltk-examples)
 else()
    set(FLTK_CONFIG_PATH ${FLTK_DATADIR}/fltk)
-   set(FLTK_EXAMPLES_PATH ${FLTK_DATADIR}/fltk-examples)
 endif(WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
 
 include(TestBigEndian)