diff --git a/examples/gui/rasterwindow/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/gui/rasterwindow/CMakeLists.txt
index 02915911741..714511dc96e 100644
--- a/examples/gui/rasterwindow/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/gui/rasterwindow/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ set_target_properties(rasterwindow PROPERTIES
     MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
 )
 
-target_include_directories(rasterwindow PUBLIC
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(rasterwindow PUBLIC
     Qt::Core
     Qt::Gui
diff --git a/examples/opengl/openglwindow/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/opengl/openglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
index d9717daf00b..e7db260eaf3 100644
--- a/examples/opengl/openglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/opengl/openglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ set_target_properties(openglwindow PROPERTIES
     MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
 )
 
-target_include_directories(openglwindow PUBLIC
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(openglwindow PUBLIC
     Qt::Core
     Qt::Gui
diff --git a/examples/opengl/qopenglwindow/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/opengl/qopenglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
index f4b01ebbb79..daa479c37b6 100644
--- a/examples/opengl/qopenglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/opengl/qopenglwindow/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ set_target_properties(qopenglwindow PROPERTIES
     MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
 )
 
-target_include_directories(qopenglwindow PUBLIC
-    .
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(qopenglwindow PUBLIC
     Qt::Core
     Qt::Gui
diff --git a/examples/sql/books/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/sql/books/CMakeLists.txt
index 74a6dc086c1..cb575323b9b 100644
--- a/examples/sql/books/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sql/books/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ set_target_properties(books PROPERTIES
     MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
 )
 
-target_include_directories(books PUBLIC
-    .
-)
-
 target_link_libraries(books PUBLIC
     Qt::Core
     Qt::Gui