diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index d252a50..230d1bd 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #vim: et ts =4 sts = 4 sw = 4 tw = 0
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
-
 set(EXAMPLES
     readFromString
     readFromStream