diff --git a/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c b/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
index 02c4401987..bfb12846e6 100644
--- a/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
+++ b/examples/hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * hypervisor and gather a few bits of information about domains.
  * Similar API's exist for storage pools, networks, and interfaces. */
 
-#include <config.h>
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
diff --git a/examples/openauth/openauth.c b/examples/openauth/openauth.c
index eef46d5f52..efd21c374f 100644
--- a/examples/openauth/openauth.c
+++ b/examples/openauth/openauth.c
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 /* This is a copy of the hellolibvirt example demonstaring how to use
  * virConnectOpenAuth with a custom auth callback */
 
-#include <config.h>
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>