diff --git a/definitions/CMakeLists.txt b/definitions/CMakeLists.txt
index 031fb847f..d5e0c5440 100644
--- a/definitions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/definitions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,15 +20,13 @@ install(  DIRECTORY budg bufr cdf common grib1 grib2 gts mars metar tide hdf5 wr
           PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ )
 
 # copy the definitions to the build directory
-
-file(    COPY ${definition_files} ${table_files} ${text_files}
-         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/definitions )
-
-file(     COPY budg bufr cdf common grib1 grib2 gts mars metar tide hdf5 wrap
-          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/definitions
-          FILES_MATCHING
-          PATTERN "*.def"
-          PATTERN "*.txt"
-          PATTERN "*.list"
-          PATTERN "*.table"
-          PATTERN "4.2.192.*.table" EXCLUDE )
+#file(    COPY ${definition_files} ${table_files} ${text_files}
+#         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/definitions )
+#file(     COPY budg bufr cdf common grib1 grib2 gts mars metar tide hdf5 wrap
+#          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/definitions
+#          FILES_MATCHING
+#          PATTERN "*.def"
+#          PATTERN "*.txt"
+#          PATTERN "*.list"
+#          PATTERN "*.table"
+#          PATTERN "4.2.192.*.table" EXCLUDE )
diff --git a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
index 28b292331..cd0e412ca 100644
--- a/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/C/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
diff --git a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
index 4e86c5147..61053cc97 100644
--- a/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/F90/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
diff --git a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
index e3af05857..f8b7af33c 100644
--- a/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/examples/python/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
 
diff --git a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
index cb1dd5a68..74a93a684 100644
--- a/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
+++ b/tests/include.ctest.sh.in
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ fi
 proj_dir=@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@
 data_dir=@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/data
 
-# use definitions from binary dir to test if installation will be correct
-def_dir="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/share/@PROJECT_NAME@/definitions"
+def_dir="@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/definitions"
 ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH="${def_dir}"
 export ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH