diff --git a/src/bin/host/.gitignore b/examples/host/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from src/bin/host/.gitignore
rename to examples/host/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/host/Makefile.am b/examples/host/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79d6f3542f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/host/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_INCLUDES) $(BIND10_INCLUDES)
+
+bin_PROGRAMS = b10-host
+b10_host_SOURCES = host.cc
+b10_host_LDFLAGS = ${BIND10_LDFLAGS}
+b10_host_LDADD = ${BIND10_LDADD}
diff --git a/src/bin/host/README b/examples/host/README
similarity index 100%
rename from src/bin/host/README
rename to examples/host/README
diff --git a/src/bin/host/b10-host.xml b/examples/host/b10-host.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/bin/host/b10-host.xml
rename to examples/host/b10-host.xml
diff --git a/src/bin/host/host.cc b/examples/host/host.cc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/bin/host/host.cc
rename to examples/host/host.cc
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 7af44f9b8f..0b4c1ae796 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = bind10 bindctl cfgmgr ddns loadzone msgq host cmdctl auth xfrin \
+SUBDIRS = bind10 bindctl cfgmgr ddns loadzone msgq cmdctl auth xfrin \
 	xfrout usermgr zonemgr stats tests resolver sockcreator dhcp4 dhcp6 \
 	dbutil sysinfo
 
diff --git a/src/bin/host/Makefile.am b/src/bin/host/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 42ef954ce1..0000000000
--- a/src/bin/host/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib
-AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/dns -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/dns
-AM_CPPFLAGS += $(BOOST_INCLUDES)
-
-AM_CXXFLAGS = $(B10_CXXFLAGS)
-
-if USE_STATIC_LINK
-AM_LDFLAGS = -static
-endif
-
-CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda
-
-bin_PROGRAMS = b10-host
-b10_host_SOURCES = host.cc
-b10_host_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/dns/libb10-dns++.la
-b10_host_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libb10-util.la
-b10_host_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libb10-exceptions.la
-
-man_MANS = b10-host.1
-DISTCLEANFILES = $(man_MANS)
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) b10-host.xml
-
-.PHONY: man
-if GENERATE_DOCS
-
-man: b10-host.1
-
-b10-host.1: b10-host.xml
-	@XSLTPROC@ --novalid --xinclude --nonet -o $@ http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/manpages/docbook.xsl $(srcdir)/b10-host.xml
-
-else
-
-$(man_MANS):
-	@echo Man generation disabled.  Creating dummy $@.  Configure with --enable-generate-docs to enable it.
-	@echo Man generation disabled.  Remove this file, configure with --enable-generate-docs, and rebuild BIND 10 > $@
-
-endif