diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a818b4e353..939687bfda 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -437,13 +437,7 @@ endif
 EXTRA_DIST += $(systemdunits_DATA)
 
 
-PHONIES = doc benchmark
-
-if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
-PHONIES += examples install-examples
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(PHONIES)
+.PHONY: doc benchmark examples install-examples
 
 # Documentation
 
@@ -501,13 +495,13 @@ benchmark:
 	@cd benchmark && ../src/benchmarks/eo/eo_bench$(EXEEXT) `date +%F_%s`
 
 # examples
-if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
+
 examples:
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C src examples
 
 install-examples:
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C src install-examples
-endif
+
 pkgbuild::
 	@echo "making arch packages"
 	makepkg -f -p $(top_builddir)/pkgbuild/PKGBUILD
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72c4d6c78b..4ff16581eb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5621,32 +5621,6 @@ case "$host_os" in
       ;;
 esac
 
-if test "x$want_always_build_examples" = "xyes" ; then
-  if test "x$have_cxx11" = "xyes" ; then
-    cxx_examples="src/examples/eina_cxx/Makefile
-      src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile"
-  fi
-  if test "x$have_elua" = "xyes" ; then
-    elua_examples="src/examples/elua/Makefile"
-  fi
-  examples_build="src/examples/eina/Makefile
-    src/examples/eet/Makefile
-    src/examples/evas/Makefile
-    src/examples/ecore/Makefile
-    src/examples/ecore_avahi/Makefile
-    src/examples/eio/Makefile
-    src/examples/eldbus/Makefile
-    src/examples/ephysics/Makefile
-    src/examples/edje/Makefile
-    src/examples/emotion/Makefile
-    src/examples/emile/Makefile
-    src/examples/ethumb_client/Makefile
-    src/examples/elocation/Makefile
-    src/examples/elementary/Makefile
-    $elua_examples
-    $cxx_examples"
-fi
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 data/Makefile
@@ -5665,7 +5639,23 @@ src/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/eina/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/eo/Makefile
 src/benchmarks/evas/Makefile
-$examples_build
+src/examples/eina/Makefile
+src/examples/eina_cxx/Makefile
+src/examples/eet/Makefile
+src/examples/evas/Makefile
+src/examples/ecore/Makefile
+src/examples/ecore_avahi/Makefile
+src/examples/eio/Makefile
+src/examples/eldbus/Makefile
+src/examples/ephysics/Makefile
+src/examples/edje/Makefile
+src/examples/emotion/Makefile
+src/examples/emile/Makefile
+src/examples/ethumb_client/Makefile
+src/examples/elua/Makefile
+src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile
+src/examples/elocation/Makefile
+src/examples/elementary/Makefile
 src/lib/eina/eina_config.h
 src/lib/efl/Efl_Config.h
 src/lib/elementary/Elementary_Options.h
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index cd794557ee..cb89e3cacd 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -97,12 +97,7 @@ endif
 include Makefile_Eolian_Js.am
 include Makefile_Efl_Js.am
 
-PHONIES = benchmark
-if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
-PHONIES += examples
-endif
-
-.PHONY: $(PHONIES)
+.PHONY: benchmark examples
 
 BENCHMARK_SUBDIRS = \
 benchmarks/eina \
@@ -155,7 +150,6 @@ check-build: all
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $(check_PROGRAMS)
 endif
 
-if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
 examples: all
 	@for d in $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS); do \
 	   echo "Making examples in $$d"; \
@@ -167,7 +161,6 @@ install-examples:
 	   echo "Making install-examples in $$d"; \
 	   $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $$d install-examples || exit 1; \
 	done
-endif
 
 dist-hook:
 	@mkdir -p $(distdir)/tests/elua/data/apps $(distdir)/tests/eolian/data