diff --git a/examples/dds/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dds/CMakeLists.txt
index feea4e67..b13cf1ff 100644
--- a/examples/dds/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/dds/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ if(DDS_FOUND)
   add_test(NAME Example.DDS.localhost COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-dds.sh localhost)
   set_tests_properties(Example.DDS.localhost PROPERTIES
     TIMEOUT 15
-    RUN_SERIAL true
     PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful"
   )
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/n-m/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/n-m/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a4a1de8..b68321c2 100644
--- a/examples/n-m/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/n-m/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-n-m-pair-dds.sh.in ${
 # test
 if(DDS_FOUND)
   add_test(NAME Example.N-M.localhost COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-n-m-dds.sh localhost)
-  set_tests_properties(Example.N-M.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
+  set_tests_properties(Example.N-M.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
   add_test(NAME Example.N-M-pair.localhost COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-n-m-pair-dds.sh localhost)
-  set_tests_properties(Example.N-M-pair.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
+  set_tests_properties(Example.N-M-pair.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
 endif()
 
 # install
diff --git a/examples/qc/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/qc/CMakeLists.txt
index fd466c28..0bbf0223 100644
--- a/examples/qc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/qc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh.in ${CMAKE_CURR
 # test
 if(DDS_FOUND)
   add_test(NAME Example.QC.localhost COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-qc.sh localhost)
-  set_tests_properties(Example.QC.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
+  set_tests_properties(Example.QC.localhost PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 15 PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Example successful")
 endif()
 
 # install