diff --git a/src/compat/CMakeLists.txt b/src/compat/CMakeLists.txt
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index bf685e904..000000000
--- a/src/compat/CMakeLists.txt
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright 2021 Staysail Systems, Inc. <info@staystail.tech>
-#
-# This software is supplied under the terms of the MIT License, a
-# copy of which should be located in the distribution where this
-# file was obtained (LICENSE.txt).  A copy of the license may also be
-# found online at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
-#
-
-nng_directory(compat)
-
-add_subdirectory(nanomsg)