diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab89d891..c01d4022 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,24 +6,6 @@ ENABLE_TESTING()  # enable CTest environment of subprojects
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( octomap )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( octovis )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( dynamicEDT3D )
-
-# make complete package release from source 
-IF (NOT WIN32)
-	SET(PKG_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}.tar.gz")
-	SET(DIST_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dist")
-	ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET("dist" 
-	  rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${PKG_NAME}"
-	  COMMAND mkdir "${DIST_DIR}"
-	  COMMAND svn export --force -q "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${DIST_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}" 
-	  COMMAND tar -czf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${PKG_NAME}" -C "${DIST_DIR}" --exclude=".hidden" "${PROJECT_NAME}"
-	    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-	  # cleanup so that there is no copy in the source dir
-	  COMMAND rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}"
-	)
-	
-	# also build subproject's dist for completeness
-	ADD_DEPENDENCIES(dist dist-octomap dist-octovis)
-ENDIF()
 	
 
 
diff --git a/octomap/CMakeLists.txt b/octomap/CMakeLists.txt
index 6fc7c570..186c4e47 100644
--- a/octomap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/octomap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,21 +104,6 @@ IF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
     COMMENT "Generating documentation (Doxygen) at location ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/html/")
 ENDIF(DOXYGEN_FOUND)
 
-# make package release from source (must be done on the SVN source tree)
-IF (NOT WIN32)
-	SET(OCTOMAP_PKG_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}-${OCTOMAP_VERSION}.tar.gz")
-	SET(DIST_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dist-${PROJECT_NAME}")
-	ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET("dist-${PROJECT_NAME}" 
-		rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${OCTOMAP_PKG_NAME}"
-		COMMAND mkdir "${DIST_DIR}"
-		COMMAND svn export --force -q "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${DIST_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}" 
-		COMMAND tar -czf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${OCTOMAP_PKG_NAME}" -C "${DIST_DIR}" --exclude=".hidden" "${PROJECT_NAME}"
-			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-		# cleanup so that there is no copy in the source dir
-		COMMAND rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}"
-	)
-ENDIF()
-
 # Needs to be last statement:
 INCLUDE(CPackSettings)
 
diff --git a/octovis/CMakeLists.txt b/octovis/CMakeLists.txt
index 22ca1d1b..6a4ad925 100644
--- a/octovis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/octovis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,21 +95,6 @@ IF(BUILD_VIEWER)
     "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/InstallFiles/octovis-config-version.cmake" 
     DESTINATION share/octovis/)
     
-  # make package release from source
-	IF (NOT WIN32)
-		SET(OCTOVIS_PKG_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}-${OCTOVIS_VERSION}.tar.gz")
-		SET(DIST_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/dist-${PROJECT_NAME}")
-		ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET("dist-${PROJECT_NAME}" 
-		  rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${OCTOVIS_PKG_NAME}"
-		  COMMAND mkdir "${DIST_DIR}"
-		  COMMAND svn export --force -q "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}" "${DIST_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}" 
-		  COMMAND tar -czf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${OCTOVIS_PKG_NAME}" -C "${DIST_DIR}" --exclude=".hidden" "${PROJECT_NAME}"
-		    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-		  # cleanup so that there is no copy in the source dir
-	      COMMAND rm -rf "${DIST_DIR}"
-		)
-	ENDIF ()
-    
   # #installation:
   # # store all header files to install:
   file(GLOB octovis_HDRS  *.h *.hxx *.hpp)