diff --git a/simple_message/CMakeLists.txt b/simple_message/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d50957f..2efdbf5b 100644
--- a/simple_message/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/simple_message/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,9 +119,3 @@ install(
     DIRECTORY include/${PROJECT_NAME}/
     DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DESTINATION})
 
-# The simple message library is a source library with only the most common
-# libraries pre-built.  For this reason, the source is installed in the shared
-# directory.
-install(
-    DIRECTORY src/
-    DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}/src)