diff --git a/examples/heatTransfer/write/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/heatTransfer/write/CMakeLists.txt
index f24a6e7dd8bf1159b9b483db27c3e6ba7b7d9a12..a40186bb05e6d8225d73d5d58fea4fc380de47b6 100644
--- a/examples/heatTransfer/write/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/heatTransfer/write/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
   if(ADIOS2_HAVE_ADIOS1)
     find_package(ADIOS1 REQUIRED)
     find_package(MPI COMPONENTS C REQUIRED)
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
     add_executable(heatTransfer_write_adios1
       main.cpp
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
   if(ADIOS2_HAVE_HDF5)
     find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
     find_package(MPI COMPONENTS C REQUIRED)
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
     add_executable(heatTransfer_write_hdf5
       main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
   if(ADIOS2_HAVE_HDF5)
     find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
     find_package(MPI COMPONENTS C REQUIRED)
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
     add_executable(heatTransfer_write_ph5
       main.cpp
@@ -82,7 +79,6 @@ if(ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI)
 
   if(ADIOS2_HAVE_HDF5)
      find_package(MPI COMPONENTS C REQUIRED)
-     find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
      add_executable(heatTransfer_write_a2h5
       main.cpp