diff --git a/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py b/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
index cd0f7fae..023fe567 100644
--- a/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
+++ b/ilcsoft/dd4hep.py
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ def __init__(self, userInput):
         self.download.gituser = 'AIDASoft'
         self.download.gitrepo = 'DD4hep'
 
-        self.reqfiles = [ ["lib/libDDCore.so", "lib/libDDCore.dylib" ]]
+        self.reqfiles = [ ["lib/libDDCore.so", "lib/libDDCore.dylib" ],
+                          ["lib/libSimpleDetector.so", "lib/libSimpleDetector.dylib" ]]
 
         self.reqmodules = [ "ROOT" , "LCIO", "GEAR", "Geant4" , "CLHEP" ,"Boost" , "EDM4hep" ]
 
+        self.envcmake["DD4HEP_BUILD_EXAMPLES"] = "ON"
+
 
     def setMode(self, mode):
         BaseILC.setMode(self, mode)
@@ -75,5 +78,7 @@ def postCheckDeps(self):
         self.env[ 'DD4HEP' ] = self.installPath
         self.env[ 'DD4HEP_ENVINIT' ] = "${DD4HEP}/bin/thisdd4hep.sh"
         self.envcmds.append('test -r ${DD4HEP_ENVINIT} && . ${DD4HEP_ENVINIT}')
-        
-        
+
+        # The other parts of the environment for the examples are already part of
+        # the DD4hep environment, since artifacts go into the same directories
+        self.env["DD4hepExamples"] = self.installPath + "/examples"
diff --git a/ilcsoft/dd4hep_examples.py b/ilcsoft/dd4hep_examples.py
index d0cad8db..f7a993ea 100644
--- a/ilcsoft/dd4hep_examples.py
+++ b/ilcsoft/dd4hep_examples.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #
 ##################################################
 
+import warnings
+
 # custom imports
 from .baseilc import BaseILC
 from .util import *
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class DD4hepExamples(BaseILC):
     """ Responsible for the DD4hepExamples configuration process. """
     
     def __init__(self, userInput):
+        warnings.warn("The examples are now built as part of DD4hep", DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         BaseILC.__init__(self, userInput, "DD4hepExamples", "DD4hepExamples")
 
         #self.hasCMakeBuildSupport = False
diff --git a/releases/v02-03/release-ilcsoft.cfg b/releases/v02-03/release-ilcsoft.cfg
index 4204f31d..b0a639ac 100644
--- a/releases/v02-03/release-ilcsoft.cfg
+++ b/releases/v02-03/release-ilcsoft.cfg
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ ilcsoft.module("aidaTT").download.gitrepo="aidaTT"
 
 ilcsoft.install( DDKalTest( DDKalTest_version ))
 
-ilcsoft.install( DD4hepExamples ( DD4hepExamples_version ))
-
 ####################################################################
 #
 # the following tools are installed in afs: