diff --git a/backends/libyahoo2/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/libyahoo2/CMakeLists.txt
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--- a/backends/libyahoo2/CMakeLists.txt
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-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-
-FILE(GLOB_RECURSE SRC *.c *.cpp)
-
-ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_STDINT_H=1)
-
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/yahoo)
-
-ADD_EXECUTABLE(spectrum2_libyahoo2_backend ${SRC})
-
-target_link_libraries(spectrum2_libyahoo2_backend transport pthread ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY} ${LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES})
-
-INSTALL(TARGETS spectrum2_libyahoo2_backend RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
-