diff --git a/libraries/vendor_config.php b/libraries/vendor_config.php
index 056afb0aa2..e3b1443161 100644
--- a/libraries/vendor_config.php
+++ b/libraries/vendor_config.php
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ define('SETUP_CONFIG_FILE', './config/config.inc.php');
  */
 define('SETUP_DIR_WRITABLE', true);
 
-/**
- * Directory where examples reside. Useful when you want to include
- * the examples directory with documentation, eg. /usr/share/doc.
- */
-define('EXAMPLES_DIR', './examples/');
-
 /**
  * Directory where SQL scripts to create/upgrade configuration storage reside.
  */