diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ce1eb0d62..e4a512b62 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ IF   (BUILD_OSG_EXAMPLES AND NOT ANDROID)
 
 
     FIND_PACKAGE(FLTK)
-    FIND_PACKAGE(GLUT)
     FIND_PACKAGE(FOX)
 
     SET(wxWidgets_USE_LIBS base core gl net)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 39dcadabf..ab2f61d99 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
 
     ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgpdf)
 
-    IF   (GLUT_FOUND)
-        ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgviewerGLUT)
-    ENDIF(GLUT_FOUND)
-
     IF   (SDL_FOUND)
         ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgviewerSDL)
     ENDIF(SDL_FOUND)
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerGLUT/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/osgviewerGLUT/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 258815fa5..000000000
--- a/examples/osgviewerGLUT/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-SET(TARGET_SRC osgviewerGLUT.cpp )
-
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${GLUT_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-SET(TARGET_LIBRARIES_VARS GLUT_glut_LIBRARY )
-
-#### end var setup  ###
-SETUP_EXAMPLE(osgviewerGLUT)
diff --git a/examples/osgviewerGLUT/osgviewerGLUT.cpp b/examples/osgviewerGLUT/osgviewerGLUT.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8694d6abb..000000000
--- a/examples/osgviewerGLUT/osgviewerGLUT.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-/* OpenSceneGraph example, osgviewerGlut.
-*
-*  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.
-*/
-
-// (C) 2005 Mike Weiblen http://mew.cx/ released under the OSGPL.
-// Simple example using GLUT to create an OpenGL window and OSG for rendering.
-// Derived from osgGLUTsimple.cpp and osgkeyboardmouse.cpp
-
-#include <osg/Config>
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(OSG_DISABLE_MSVC_WARNINGS)
-    // disable warning "glutCreateMenu_ATEXIT_HACK' : unreferenced local function has been removed"
-    #pragma warning( disable : 4505 )
-#endif
-
-#include <iostream>
-#ifdef WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#  include <GLUT/glut.h>
-#else
-#  include <GL/glut.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <osgViewer/Viewer>
-#include <osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers>
-#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
-#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
-
-osg::ref_ptr<osgViewer::Viewer> viewer;
-osg::observer_ptr<osgViewer::GraphicsWindow> window;
-
-void display(void)
-{
-    // update and render the scene graph
-    if (viewer.valid()) viewer->frame();
-
-    // Swap Buffers
-    glutSwapBuffers();
-    glutPostRedisplay();
-}
-
-void reshape( int w, int h )
-{
-    // update the window dimensions, in case the window has been resized.
-    if (window.valid())
-    {
-        window->resized(window->getTraits()->x, window->getTraits()->y, w, h);
-        window->getEventQueue()->windowResize(window->getTraits()->x, window->getTraits()->y, w, h );
-    }
-}
-
-void mousebutton( int button, int state, int x, int y )
-{
-    if (window.valid())
-    {
-        if (state==0) window->getEventQueue()->mouseButtonPress( x, y, button+1 );
-        else window->getEventQueue()->mouseButtonRelease( x, y, button+1 );
-    }
-}
-
-void mousemove( int x, int y )
-{
-    if (window.valid())
-    {
-        window->getEventQueue()->mouseMotion( x, y );
-    }
-}
-
-void keyboard( unsigned char key, int /*x*/, int /*y*/ )
-{
-    switch( key )
-    {
-        case 27:
-            // clean up the viewer
-            if (viewer.valid()) viewer = 0;
-            glutDestroyWindow(glutGetWindow());
-            break;
-        default:
-            if (window.valid())
-            {
-                window->getEventQueue()->keyPress( (osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::KeySymbol) key );
-                window->getEventQueue()->keyRelease( (osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::KeySymbol) key );
-            }
-            break;
-    }
-}
-
-int main( int argc, char **argv )
-{
-    glutInit(&argc, argv);
-
-    if (argc<2)
-    {
-        std::cout << argv[0] <<": requires filename argument." << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    // load the scene.
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readRefNodeFile(argv[1]);
-    if (!loadedModel)
-    {
-        std::cout << argv[0] <<": No data loaded." << std::endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    glutInitDisplayMode( GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGBA | GLUT_DEPTH | GLUT_ALPHA );
-    glutInitWindowPosition( 100, 100 );
-    glutInitWindowSize( 800, 600 );
-    glutCreateWindow( argv[0] );
-    glutDisplayFunc( display );
-    glutReshapeFunc( reshape );
-    glutMouseFunc( mousebutton );
-    glutMotionFunc( mousemove );
-    glutKeyboardFunc( keyboard );
-
-    // create the view of the scene.
-    viewer = new osgViewer::Viewer;
-    window = viewer->setUpViewerAsEmbeddedInWindow(100,100,800,600);
-    viewer->setSceneData(loadedModel.get());
-    viewer->setCameraManipulator(new osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
-    viewer->addEventHandler(new osgViewer::StatsHandler);
-    viewer->realize();
-
-    glutMainLoop();
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/*EOF*/