diff --git a/example/scp_nonblock.c b/example/scp_nonblock.c
index f9e7072..867d851 100644
--- a/example/scp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/scp_nonblock.c
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int total = 0;
     long time_ms;
     int spin = 0;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     off_t got=0;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/example/scp_write_nonblock.c b/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
index d8bdc0f..9dfbd4e 100644
--- a/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/scp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *scppath="/tmp/TEST";
     FILE *local;
     int rc;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     char mem[1024*100];
     size_t nread;
     char *ptr;
diff --git a/example/sftp_RW_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
index 7bc9eb2..8cb241f 100644
--- a/example/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_RW_nonblock.c
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/TEST"; /* source path */
     const char *dest="/tmp/TEST2";    /* destination path */
     int rc;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
     FILE *tempstorage;
diff --git a/example/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
index 0d5ee90..84cdc8f 100644
--- a/example/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_mkdir_nonblock.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *password="password";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/sftp_mkdir_nonblock";
     int rc;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
diff --git a/example/sftp_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_nonblock.c
index 284d1ba..6ddc109 100644
--- a/example/sftp_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_nonblock.c
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int total = 0;
     long time_ms;
     int spin = 0;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
 
diff --git a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
index 2e09f19..61cc5f4 100644
--- a/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *loclfile="sftp_write_nonblock.c";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/sftp_write_nonblock.c";
     int rc;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     FILE *local;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;
diff --git a/example/sftpdir_nonblock.c b/example/sftpdir_nonblock.c
index f7de323..1dfea17 100644
--- a/example/sftpdir_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/sftpdir_nonblock.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const char *password="password";
     const char *sftppath="/tmp/secretdir";
     int rc;
-#if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET)
-    long flag = 1;
-#endif
     LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp_session;
     LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *sftp_handle;