diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index c5d51a47d..7e1e79ba3 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgframerenderer)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgoutline)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osggameoflife)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osggeodemo)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osggeometry)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osggeometryshaders)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osghangglide)
diff --git a/examples/osggeodemo/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osggeodemo/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 363b1d10d..000000000
--- a/examples/osggeodemo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#this file is automatically generated 
-
-
-SET(TARGET_SRC osggeodemo.cpp )
-SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgGA )
-#### end var setup  ###
-SETUP_EXAMPLE(osggeodemo)
diff --git a/examples/osggeodemo/osggeodemo.cpp b/examples/osggeodemo/osggeodemo.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 32d247d9d..000000000
--- a/examples/osggeodemo/osggeodemo.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-// Geo demo written by Geoff Michel, November 2002.
-/* OpenSceneGraph example, osggeodemo.
-*
-*  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-*  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-*  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-*  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-*  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-*  furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-*
-*  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-*  IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-*  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-*  AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-*  LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-*  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-*  THE SOFTWARE.
-*/
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
-
-#include <osg/Node>
-#include <osg/Notify>
-
-#include <osgDB/Registry>
-#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
-
-#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
-#include <osgGA/FlightManipulator>
-#include <osgGA/DriveManipulator>
-#include <osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator>
-
-#include <osgDB/WriteFile>
-#include <osgDB/FileUtils>
-#include <osgDB/FileNameUtils>
-
-#include <osgUtil/Optimizer>
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-// currently not a satisfactory solution, but this is early days for the
-// geo loader and having direct links with it. 
-#include "../../src/osgPlugins/geo/osgGeoAnimation.h"
-
-
-//== event trapper gets events
-
-class geodemoEventHandler : public osgGA::GUIEventHandler
-{
-public:
-    
-    geodemoEventHandler( )     { mouse_x=mouse_y=0;}
-    virtual ~geodemoEventHandler( ) {}
-
-    virtual bool handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GUIActionAdapter&)
-    {
-        mouse_x=ea.getX();
-        mouse_y=ea.getY();
-        return false;
-        
-    }
-
-    inline float getMouseX(void) {return mouse_x;}; 
-    inline float getMouseY(void) {return mouse_y;};
-    
-private:
-    float    mouse_x, mouse_y;
-};
-
-static geodemoEventHandler *ghand=NULL;
-inline double DEG2RAD(const double val) { return val*0.0174532925199432957692369076848861;}
-inline double RAD2DEG(const double val) { return val*57.2957795130823208767981548141052;}
-
-double dodynamics(const double /*time*/, const double val, const std::string name)
-{ // Each local variable named 'name' declared in the geo modeller is passed into here.
-    // its current value is val; returns new value.  Time - elapsed time
-    static double heading,speed; // these are only required for my 'dynamics'
-    if (name == "xpos") {
-        return (val+speed*sin(heading));
-        //    std::cout << " nx " << (*itr->getValue()) ;
-    } else if (name == "ypos") {
-        return (val+speed*cos(heading));
-        //    std::cout << " ny " << (*itr->getValue()) ;
-    } else if (name == "sped") {
-        speed=(0.00025*(ghand->getMouseY()-300)); // (*itr->getValue());
-        return (speed);
-    } else if (name == "heading") {
-        heading-= 0.01*DEG2RAD(ghand->getMouseX()-400); // =DEG2RAD(*itr->getValue());
-        return (RAD2DEG(heading));
-    } else if (name == "conerot") {
-        return ((ghand->getMouseX()-400));
-    } else if (name == "planrot") {
-        return ((ghand->getMouseY()-300)/200.0);
-    } else if (name == "secint" || name == "minutehand"|| name == "hourhand") {
-    //    std::cout << " updating " << name << " " << val << std::endl;
-    }
-    return val;
-}
-
-int main( int argc, char **argv )
-{
-    // use an ArgumentParser object to manage the program arguments.
-    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc,argv);
-
-    // construct the viewer.
-    osgViewer::Viewer viewer;
-
-    // load the nodes from the commandline arguments.
-    osg::Node* rootnode = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
-    if (!rootnode)
-    {
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Please specify a geo model filename on the command line."<<std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-    
-    // run optimization over the scene graph
-    osgUtil::Optimizer optimzer;
-    optimzer.optimize(rootnode);
-     
-    // add a viewport to the viewer and attach the scene graph.
-    viewer.setSceneData( rootnode );
-
-    geoHeader *gh = dynamic_cast<geoHeader *>(rootnode);
-    if (gh)
-    { // it is a geo file, so set function to update its animation variables.
-        ghand=new geodemoEventHandler();
-        gh->setUserUpdate(dodynamics);
-        viewer.addEventHandler(ghand);
-    }
-    else
-    { // maybe a group with geo models below.
-        osg::Group *gpall=dynamic_cast<osg::Group *>(rootnode);
-        if (gpall)
-        {
-            int nchild=gpall->getNumChildren();
-            for (int i=0; i<nchild; i++)
-            {
-                osg::Node *nod=gpall->getChild(i);
-                gh = dynamic_cast<geoHeader *>(nod);
-                if (gh)
-                {
-                    ghand=new geodemoEventHandler();
-                    gh->setUserUpdate(dodynamics);
-                    viewer.addEventHandler(ghand);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return viewer.run();
-}