diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec3b6265..883cb510 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ if get_option('utils')
 subdir('utils')
 endif
 
-if get_option('samples')
-  subdir('utils/samples')
-endif
-
 extra_libraries = []
 subdir('plugins')
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index daf3246e..60b8eb82 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ option('jpeg', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Use JPEG')
 option('tiff', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Use LibTiff')
 
 option('utils', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build the utils')
-option('samples', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build the samples')
 option('fastfloat', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build and install the fast float plugin, use only if GPL 3.0 is acceptable')
 option('threaded', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build and install the multi threaded plugin, use only if GPL 3.0 is acceptable')
diff --git a/utils/samples/meson.build b/utils/samples/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index bd5192ad..00000000
--- a/utils/samples/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-wtpt_srcs = files(
-  'wtpt.c',
-)
-
-wtpt_exe = executable(
-  'wtpt',
-  wtpt_srcs,
-  dependencies: [liblcms2_dep, common_dep, m_dep],
-)
-
-wtpt_man = files(
-  'wtpt.1',
-)
-
-# install_man(wtpt_man)
-
-examples = {
-  'roundtrip': files('roundtrip.c'),
-  'mktiff8': files('mktiff8.c'),
-  # 'vericc': files('vericc.c'),
-  # The following are commented out because they're LCMS 1
-  # 'mkgrayer': files('mkgrayer.c'),
-  # 'mkcmy': files('mkcmy.c'),
-  # 'itufax': files('itufax.c'),
-}
-
-foreach exe, srcs : examples
-  executable(
-    exe,
-    srcs,
-    dependencies: [liblcms2_dep, m_dep],
-  )
-endforeach