diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 11c9f44917..9a32fd5d4a 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ domsuspend_suspend_SOURCES = domsuspend/suspend.c
 domtop_domtop_SOURCES = domtop/domtop.c
 hellolibvirt_hellolibvirt_SOURCES = hellolibvirt/hellolibvirt.c
 
-object_events_event_test_CFLAGS = \
-		$(WARN_CFLAGS) \
-		$(NULL)
 object_events_event_test_SOURCES = object-events/event-test.c
 
 openauth_openauth_SOURCES = openauth/openauth.c