diff --git a/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
index f52556d92..05c53fcca 100644
--- a/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/C/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ list( APPEND test_bins
       bufr_subset
       mars_param
       grib_values_check
-      box
       multi2
       large_grib1
       get_product_kind)
diff --git a/examples/C/box.c b/examples/deprecated/box.c
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/C/box.c
rename to examples/deprecated/box.c