diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 70d98af13..4edb8dc39 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmovie)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultiplemovies)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultiplerendertargets)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultiswitchtest)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultitexture)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultitexturecontrol)
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgmultitouch)
diff --git a/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 504c037cb..000000000
--- a/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-
-SET(TARGET_SRC osgmultiswitchtest.cpp)
-SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgSim)
-# also depends on osgsim plugin, osg plugins
-SETUP_COMMANDLINE_EXAMPLE(osgmultiswitchtest)
diff --git a/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/osgmultiswitchtest.cpp b/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/osgmultiswitchtest.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a978b3c23..000000000
--- a/examples/osgmultiswitchtest/osgmultiswitchtest.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-/* OpenSceneGraph example, osgmultiswitchtest.
-*
-*  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 <osgSim/MultiSwitch>
-#include <osg/Node>
-#include <osgDB/Registry>
-#include <stdexcept>
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-void assert2(bool success) {
-    if (!success) throw std::runtime_error("");
-}
-
-void testSerializer(const osgSim::MultiSwitch::SwitchSetList &values,
-    const osgSim::MultiSwitch::SwitchSetNameList &names) {
-
-    osg::ref_ptr<osgSim::MultiSwitch> ms(new osgSim::MultiSwitch);
-    if (values.size() > 0) {
-        size_t nchildren = values[0].size();
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < nchildren; i++) {
-            ms->addChild(new osg::Node);
-        }
-    }
-
-    ms->setSwitchSetList(values);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < names.size(); i++) {
-        ms->setValueName(i, names[i]);
-    }
-
-    osgDB::ReaderWriter *rw = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReaderWriterForExtension("osgb");
-    osg::ref_ptr<osgDB::Options> options = new osgDB::Options;
-    std::stringstream ss;
-
-    // write
-    osgDB::ReaderWriter::WriteResult wresult = rw->writeNode(*ms, ss, options);
-
-    // read
-	osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult rresult = rw->readNode(ss, options);
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node = rresult.takeNode();
-
-    osg::ref_ptr<osgSim::MultiSwitch> ms2(dynamic_cast<osgSim::MultiSwitch*>(node.get()));
-    assert2(ms2 != NULL);
-
-    assert2(ms2->getSwitchSetList() == values);
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < values.size(); i++) {
-        assert2(ms2->getValueName(i) == names[i]);
-    }
-    assert2(ms->getNumChildren() == ms2->getNumChildren());
-}
-
-int main()
-{
-	osgSim::MultiSwitch::SwitchSetList values;
-	osgSim::MultiSwitch::SwitchSetNameList names;
-    //testSerializer(
-    //    {
-    //        {false, false},
-    //        {true, true}
-    //    },
-    //    { "offs", "ons" }
-    //);
-	std::vector<bool> offs(false, 2);
-	std::vector<bool> ons(true, 2);
-	values.push_back(offs);
-	values.push_back(ons);
-	names.push_back("offs");
-	names.push_back("ons");
-	testSerializer(values, names);
-
-    //testSerializer({}, {});
-	values.clear();
-	names.clear();
-	testSerializer(values, names);
-
-    //testSerializer(
-    //    {
-    //        { true, true, false, true, false, true }
-    //    },
-    //    {"stuff"}
-    //);
-	values.clear();
-	std::vector<bool> stuff;
-	stuff.push_back(true);
-	stuff.push_back(true);
-	stuff.push_back(false);
-	stuff.push_back(true);
-	stuff.push_back(false);
-	stuff.push_back(true);
-	values.push_back(stuff);
-
-	names.clear();
-	names.push_back("stuff");
-	testSerializer(values, names);
-
-    return 0;
-}