diff --git a/components/asio/component.mk b/components/asio/component.mk
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--- a/components/asio/component.mk
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-ifdef CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6
-
-COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS := asio/asio/include port/include
-COMPONENT_PRIV_INCLUDEDIRS := private_include
-COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := asio/asio/src port/src
-
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_ASIO_SSL_SUPPORT), )
-COMPONENT_OBJEXCLUDE := asio/asio/src/asio_ssl.o port/src/esp_asio_openssl_stubs.o
-endif
-
-COMPONENT_SUBMODULES += asio
-
-endif # CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/Makefile b/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/Makefile
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index 93950cb9a..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/Makefile
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := asio_chat
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS = $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/main/component.mk
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index 0adf45649..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/asio_chat/main/component.mk
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Main component makefile.
-#
-# This Makefile can be left empty. By default, it will take the sources in the
-# src/ directory, compile them and link them into lib(subdirectory_name).a
-# in the build directory. This behaviour is entirely configurable,
-# please read the ESP-IDF documents if you need to do this.
-#
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/Makefile b/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/Makefile
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index af59f284f..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := asio_ssl_client_server
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS = $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/main/component.mk
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index 36ed173b9..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/ssl_client_server/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Main component makefile.
-#
-# This Makefile can be left empty. By default, it will take the sources in the
-# src/ directory, compile them and link them into lib(subdirectory_name).a
-# in the build directory. This behaviour is entirely configurable,
-# please read the ESP-IDF documents if you need to do this.
-#
-
-COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES := ca.crt
-COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES += server.key
-COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES += srv.crt
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/Makefile b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/Makefile
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index ed9cfb8d8..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := asio_tcp_echo_server
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS = $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/main/component.mk
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index 0adf45649..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/tcp_echo_server/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Main component makefile.
-#
-# This Makefile can be left empty. By default, it will take the sources in the
-# src/ directory, compile them and link them into lib(subdirectory_name).a
-# in the build directory. This behaviour is entirely configurable,
-# please read the ESP-IDF documents if you need to do this.
-#
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/Makefile b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/Makefile
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index f28a9d96a..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This is a project Makefile. It is assumed the directory this Makefile resides in is a
-# project subdirectory.
-#
-PROJECT_NAME := asio_udp_echo_server
-
-EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS = $(IDF_PATH)/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
-
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/main/component.mk b/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/main/component.mk
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index 0adf45649..000000000
--- a/examples/protocols/asio/udp_echo_server/main/component.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Main component makefile.
-#
-# This Makefile can be left empty. By default, it will take the sources in the
-# src/ directory, compile them and link them into lib(subdirectory_name).a
-# in the build directory. This behaviour is entirely configurable,
-# please read the ESP-IDF documents if you need to do this.
-#