diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
index fd4daa86f95e9a11cfcd93586f24be7f58f5ae2b..dffa1ea94f5fd075f4c2423e60c514c1397567c0 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ BOARD_BLACKLIST := chronos mbed_lpc1768 msb-430 msb-430h redbee-econotag \
 
 # Modules to include:
 
-USEMODULE += config
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
 USEMODULE += posix
diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
index 85e93bdbbba4d3af1b96b94cef27c371de9da339..b3d1f8c7491254577ef72af092cdc2bf172c999e 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ BOARD_BLACKLIST := chronos mbed_lpc1768 msb-430 msb-430h redbee-econotag \
 
 # Modules to include:
 
-USEMODULE += config
 USEMODULE += posix
 
 USEMODULE += defaulttransceiver