diff --git a/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/CMakeLists.txt b/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/CMakeLists.txt
index ed94709fad1ef9..e1b593e0f04b6f 100644
--- a/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/config/nrfconnect/chip-module/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ target_include_directories(chip INTERFACE
     ${CHIP_ROOT}/src/include
     ${CHIP_ROOT}/src/lib
     ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlassert/repo/include
+    ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include
     ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/app-common
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen/include
 )
diff --git a/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b826df1873ef4..26befe925387f2 100644
--- a/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
-get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NRFCONNECT_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/nrfconnect REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(GEN_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/ REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(ALL_CLUSTERS_COMMON_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/all-clusters-app/all-clusters-common REALPATH)
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
                            ${ALL_CLUSTERS_COMMON_DIR}/include
                            ${GEN_DIR}/app-common
                            ${GEN_DIR}/all-clusters-app
-                           ${NLIO_ROOT}
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/util/include)
 
 target_sources(app PRIVATE
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index 018fc320ca866d..ffd231a5ddb850 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
-get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NRFCONNECT_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/nrfconnect REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(LIGHTING_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/lighting-app/lighting-common REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(GEN_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/ REALPATH)
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
                            ${GEN_DIR}
                            ${GEN_DIR}/app-common
                            ${GEN_DIR}/lighting-app
-                           ${NLIO_ROOT}
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/util/include
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/app/include)
 
diff --git a/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index bb49b8798ed1e8..44d8a35b11b8ff 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/lock-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
-get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NRFCONNECT_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/nrfconnect REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(GEN_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/ REALPATH)
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
                            main/include
                            ${GEN_DIR}/app-common
                            ${GEN_DIR}/lock-app
-                           ${NLIO_ROOT}
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/util/include
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/app/include)
 
diff --git a/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index 3471a1f63fa94b..4893797c5ab8cf 100644
--- a/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/pump-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
-get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NRFCONNECT_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/nrfconnect REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(GEN_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/ REALPATH)
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
                            main/include
                            ${GEN_DIR}/app-common
                            ${GEN_DIR}/pump-app
-                           ${NLIO_ROOT}
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/util/include
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/app/include)
 
diff --git a/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cdf8f9ef9e1ce..337fded4b30b23 100644
--- a/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/pump-controller-app/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
-get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NRFCONNECT_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/nrfconnect REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(GEN_DIR ${CHIP_ROOT}/zzz_generated/ REALPATH)
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ target_include_directories(app PRIVATE
                            main/include
                            ${GEN_DIR}/app-common
                            ${GEN_DIR}/pump-controller-app
-                           ${NLIO_ROOT}
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/util/include
                            ${NRFCONNECT_COMMON}/app/include)