diff --git a/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt b/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
index 69d9a5683..984796eff 100644
--- a/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fairmq/sdk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
 ###############
 # executables #
 ###############
-add_executable(fairmq runFairMQ.cxx)
-target_link_libraries(fairmq
-  PRIVATE
-  SDK
-  Boost::program_options
-)
-
 add_executable(fairmq-dds-command-ui ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/runDDSCommandUI.cxx)
 target_link_libraries(fairmq-dds-command-ui
   FairMQ
@@ -96,7 +89,6 @@ target_link_libraries(fairmq-dds-command-ui
 install(
   TARGETS
   SDK
-  fairmq
   fairmq-dds-command-ui
 
   EXPORT ${PROJECT_EXPORT_SET}
diff --git a/fairmq/sdk/runFairMQ.cxx b/fairmq/sdk/runFairMQ.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index b88c8d0e2..000000000
--- a/fairmq/sdk/runFairMQ.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
- *    Copyright (C) 2019 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
- *                                                                              *
- *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
- *              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             *
- *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
- ********************************************************************************/
-
-#include <fairmq/States.h>
-#include <iostream>
-
-int main(int /*argc*/, char ** /*argv*/)
-{
-  std::cout << fair::mq::State::Idle << std::endl;
-   
-  return 0;
-}