diff --git a/cmake/macros/GenerateInstallers.cmake b/cmake/macros/GenerateInstallers.cmake
index 1357c87261..c046a8ac1a 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/GenerateInstallers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/GenerateInstallers.cmake
@@ -56,40 +56,11 @@ macro(GENERATE_INSTALLERS)
     set(CPACK_OSX_PACKAGE_VERSION ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET})
   endif ()
 
-  # setup downloads
-  cpack_configure_downloads(
-    http://hifi-production.s3.amazonaws.com/optionals/
-    ADD_REMOVE
-  )
-
-  set(CLIENT_GROUP client-group)
-
-  # add a component group for the client
-  cpack_add_component_group(
-    ${CLIENT_GROUP}
-    DISPLAY_NAME "Client"
-    EXPANDED
-  )
-
   cpack_add_component(
     ${CLIENT_COMPONENT}
     DISPLAY_NAME "High Fidelity Client"
-    GROUP ${CLIENT_GROUP}
   )
 
-  if (WIN32 AND DEFINED ENV{DDE_ARCHIVE_DIR})
-    # add a download component for DDE
-    cpack_add_component(
-      ${DDE_COMPONENT}
-      DISPLAY_NAME "Webcam Body Movement"
-      DEPENDS ${CLIENT_COMPONENT}
-      DOWNLOADED
-      DISABLE
-      GROUP ${CLIENT_GROUP}
-      ARCHIVE_FILE "DDE"
-    )
-  endif ()
-
   cpack_add_component(${SERVER_COMPONENT}
     DISPLAY_NAME "High Fidelity Server"
   )
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 2649462477..23d9c9c7f8 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,24 +261,6 @@ endif()
 # call the fixup_interface macro to add required bundling commands for installation
 fixup_interface()
 
-# if present, add an install of the DDE components
-# which will be presented as an option during install
-if (APPLE AND DEFINED ENV{DDE_APP_PATH})
-  install(
-    DIRECTORY ENV{DDE_APP_PATH}
-    DESTINATION ${INTERFACE_INSTALL_APP_PATH}/Contents/MacOS
-    COMPONENT ${DDE_COMPONENT}
-  )
-endif ()
-
-if (WIN32 AND DEFINED ENV{DDE_ARCHIVE_DIR})
-  install(
-    DIRECTORY $ENV{DDE_ARCHIVE_DIR}/
-    DESTINATION ${INTERFACE_INSTALL_DIR}/dde
-    COMPONENT ${DDE_COMPONENT}
-  )
-endif ()
-
 if (WIN32)
     set(EXTRA_DEPLOY_OPTIONS "--qmldir  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/qml")
 endif()