diff --git a/examples/espidf-aws-iot/src/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/espidf-aws-iot/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 807ad6e..2d7bac1 100644
--- a/examples/espidf-aws-iot/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/espidf-aws-iot/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,3 @@ set(COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS ".")
 
 
 register_component()
-
-if(CONFIG_EXAMPLE_EMBEDDED_CERTS)
-target_add_binary_data(${COMPONENT_TARGET} "certs/aws-root-ca.pem" TEXT)
-target_add_binary_data(${COMPONENT_TARGET} "certs/certificate.pem.crt" TEXT)
-target_add_binary_data(${COMPONENT_TARGET} "certs/private.pem.key" TEXT)
-endif()