diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fad43d0..072802e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ if (PHMAP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     add_executable(ex_basic examples/basic.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_bench examples/bench.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_emplace examples/emplace.cc phmap.natvis)
-    add_executable(ex_serialize examples/serialize.cc phmap.natvis)
+    # add_executable(ex_serialize examples/serialize.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_hash_std examples/hash_std.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_hash_value examples/hash_value.cc phmap.natvis)
     add_executable(ex_two_files examples/f1.cc examples/f2.cc phmap.natvis)
diff --git a/examples/serialize.cc b/examples/serialize.cc
index a644672..ba0ec51 100644
--- a/examples/serialize.cc
+++ b/examples/serialize.cc
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ int main()
     // -----------------------
     showtime("serialize", [&table]() {
             ofstream os("z:\out.cereal", ios::binary);
-#if 0
-            const unsigned int length = 8192;
-            char buffer[length];
-            os.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(buffer, length);
-#endif
             cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(os);
             archive(table.size());
             archive(table);