diff --git a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
index 9d3597852..a0bb08310 100644
--- a/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
+++ b/build-support/custom-modules/ns3-module-macros.cmake
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ function(build_lib)
     target_precompile_headers(${BLIB_LIBNAME} REUSE_FROM stdlib_pch)
   endif()
 
-  if(${ENABLE_EXAMPLES} AND ${ENABLE_TESTS})
-    target_compile_definitions(${BLIB_LIBNAME} PRIVATE NS3_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
-  endif()
-
   # Associate public headers with library for installation purposes
   set_target_properties(
     ${BLIB_LIBNAME}
diff --git a/src/core/model/example-as-test.cc b/src/core/model/example-as-test.cc
index a53353a94..05817027b 100644
--- a/src/core/model/example-as-test.cc
+++ b/src/core/model/example-as-test.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ namespace ns3
 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("ExampleAsTestCase");
 
 // Running tests as examples currently requires Python.
-#if defined(NS3_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
 
 ExampleAsTestCase::ExampleAsTestCase(const std::string name,
                                      const std::string program,
@@ -161,6 +160,4 @@ ExampleAsTestSuite::ExampleAsTestSuite(const std::string name,
     AddTestCase(new ExampleAsTestCase(name, program, dataDir, args, shouldNotErr), duration);
 }
 
-#endif // NS3_ENABLE_EXAMPLES
-
 } // namespace ns3