diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index f60c0eda030..54ee6cc3a3a 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ if( NOT WIN32 )
     add_subdirectory(ExceptionDemo)
 endif()
 
-include(CheckIncludeFile)
-check_include_file(pthread.h HAVE_PTHREAD_H)
-
 if( HAVE_PTHREAD_H )
   add_subdirectory(ParallelJIT)
 endif( HAVE_PTHREAD_H )