diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index ab1e43ddc12..ec80e6c12ce 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,18 +3,9 @@
 #
 
 add_subdirectory(cpp)
+add_subdirectory(c)
 
-# TODO: remove this
-foreach(sample benchmark_app classification_sample_async hello_classification
-                hello_nv12_input_classification hello_query_device hello_reshape_ssd
-                ngraph_function_creation_sample object_detection_sample_ssd
-                speech_sample style_transfer_sample)
-    if(TARGET ${sample})
-        install(TARGETS ${sample}
-                RUNTIME DESTINATION tests COMPONENT tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    endif()
-endforeach()
-
+# used by tests_deprecated
 if(TARGET format_reader)
     install(TARGETS format_reader
             RUNTIME DESTINATION ${IE_CPACK_RUNTIME_PATH} COMPONENT tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
@@ -23,22 +14,6 @@ endif()
 
 openvino_developer_export_targets(COMPONENT openvino_common TARGETS format_reader ie_samples_utils)
 
-add_subdirectory(c)
-
-# TODO: remove this
-foreach(sample hello_classification_c
-        object_detection_sample_ssd_c hello_nv12_input_classification_c)
-    if(TARGET ${sample})
-        install(TARGETS ${sample}
-                RUNTIME DESTINATION tests COMPONENT tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-    endif()
-endforeach()
-
-if(TARGET opencv_c_wrapper)
-    install(TARGETS opencv_c_wrapper
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${IE_CPACK_RUNTIME_PATH} COMPONENT tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
-            LIBRARY DESTINATION ${IE_CPACK_LIBRARY_PATH} COMPONENT tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
-endif()
 #
 # Install
 #