diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fc6eb8ab02855ba60daff0b7dc07473dd27153e7..a96cb1b4e3db575e0b33102409a33a372d1121a5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,25 +71,6 @@ ELSE()
     SET(CMAKE_SWIG_OUTDIR "${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}")
 ENDIF()
 
-# Doxygen (https://vicrucann.github.io/tutorials/quick-cmake-doxygen/)
-FIND_PACKAGE(Doxygen) # check if Doxygen is installed
-IF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
-    # set input and output files
-    SET(DOXYGEN_IN ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Doxyfile.in)
-    SET(DOXYGEN_OUT ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Doxyfile)
-    # request to configure the file
-    CONFIGURE_FILE(${DOXYGEN_IN} ${DOXYGEN_OUT} @ONLY)
-    # note the option ALL which allows to build the docs together with the application
-    # "make dox" rebuilds the doc
-    ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( dox #ALL
-        COMMAND ${DOXYGEN_EXECUTABLE} ${DOXYGEN_OUT}
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-        COMMENT "Generating API documentation with Doxygen"
-        VERBATIM )
-ELSE()
-    MESSAGE("Doxygen needs to be installed to generate the doxygen documentation")
-ENDIF()
-
 # -- DEFINE (for SWIG to detect definitions)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}) # to find "amfe_def.h"