diff --git a/examples/meson.build b/examples/meson.build
index c6ed326c..9c84e6bc 100644
--- a/examples/meson.build
+++ b/examples/meson.build
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ foreach example: examples
                c_args: common_cflags)
 endforeach
 
-executable('cpp-test',
-           'cpp-test.cpp',
-           dependencies: libfprint_dep,
-           include_directories: [
-             root_inc,
-           ],
-           c_args: common_cflags)
+# executable('cpp-test',
+#            'cpp-test.cpp',
+#            dependencies: libfprint_dep,
+#            include_directories: [
+#              root_inc,
+#            ],
+#            c_args: common_cflags)
 
-if get_option('x11-examples')
-    executable('img_capture_continuous',
-               'img_capture_continuous.c',
-               dependencies: [ libfprint_dep, xv_dep, x11_dep ],
-               include_directories: [
-                 root_inc,
-               ],
-               c_args: common_cflags)
-endif
+# if get_option('x11-examples')
+#     executable('img_capture_continuous',
+#                'img_capture_continuous.c',
+#                dependencies: [ libfprint_dep, xv_dep, x11_dep ],
+#                include_directories: [
+#                  root_inc,
+#                ],
+#                c_args: common_cflags)
+# endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c6de688c..2f043039 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ if get_option('udev_rules')
     endif
 endif
 
-if get_option('x11-examples')
-    x11_dep = cc.find_library('X11')
-    xv_dep = dependency('xv', required: false)
-    if not xv_dep.found()
-        error('XV is required for X11 examples')
-    endif
-endif
+# if get_option('x11-examples')
+#     x11_dep = cc.find_library('X11')
+#     xv_dep = dependency('xv', required: false)
+#     if not xv_dep.found()
+#         error('XV is required for X11 examples')
+#     endif
+# endif
 
 if get_option('gtk-examples')
     gnome = import('gnome')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f21e1e78..78f16ef5 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ option('udev_rules_dir',
        description: 'Installation path for udev rules',
        type: 'string',
        value: 'auto')
-option('x11-examples',
-       description: 'Whether to build X11 example applications',
-       type: 'boolean',
-       value: true)
 option('gtk-examples',
        description: 'Whether to build GTK+ example applications',
        type: 'boolean',