diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8436d1dff8..5e704e37d5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -89,13 +89,6 @@ subdir('app')
 # build docs
 subdir('doc')
 
-# build any examples explicitly requested - useful for developers - and
-# install any example code into the appropriate install path
-subdir('examples')
-install_subdir('examples',
-        install_dir: get_option('datadir') + '/dpdk',
-        exclude_files: ex_file_excludes)
-
 # build kernel modules
 subdir('kernel')