diff --git a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/components/esp_mqtt_cxx/component.mk b/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/components/esp_mqtt_cxx/component.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e4987ab4..000000000
--- a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/components/esp_mqtt_cxx/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := include
-
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := ./
-
-CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++17
diff --git a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/Makefile b/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/Makefile
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index 392ad4a33..000000000
--- a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := mqtt_tcp_cxx
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/components
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/cxx/experimental/experimental_cpp_component
-
-CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++17
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/main/component.mk b/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/main/component.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index c0c0f87e6..000000000
--- a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/ssl/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES := mqtt_eclipseprojects_io.pem
diff --git a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/tcp/Makefile b/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/tcp/Makefile
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index 392ad4a33..000000000
--- a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/tcp/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := mqtt_tcp_cxx
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/components
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(IDF_PATH)/examples/cxx/experimental/experimental_cpp_component
-
-CXXFLAGS += -std=gnu++17
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/tcp/main/component.mk b/examples/cxx/experimental/esp_mqtt_cxx/tcp/main/component.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000