diff --git a/samples/makefile.bcc b/samples/makefile.bcc
index 94404d517a..c78943370d 100644
--- a/samples/makefile.bcc
+++ b/samples/makefile.bcc
@@ -334,14 +334,6 @@ clean:
 	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) clean >>wrapsizer.bat
 	call wrapsizer.bat
 	@del wrapsizer.bat
-	@echo cd flash >flash.bat
-	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) clean >>flash.bat
-	call flash.bat
-	@del flash.bat
-	@echo cd mfc >mfc.bat
-	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) clean >>mfc.bat
-	call mfc.bat
-	@del mfc.bat
 	@echo cd memcheck >memcheck.bat
 	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) clean >>memcheck.bat
 	call memcheck.bat
@@ -773,18 +765,6 @@ wrapsizer:
 	call wrapsizer.bat
 	@del wrapsizer.bat
 
-flash: 
-	@echo cd flash >flash.bat
-	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) all >>flash.bat
-	call flash.bat
-	@del flash.bat
-
-mfc: 
-	@echo cd mfc >mfc.bat
-	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) all >>mfc.bat
-	call mfc.bat
-	@del mfc.bat
-
 memcheck: 
 	@echo cd memcheck >memcheck.bat
 	@echo $(MAKE) -f makefile.bcc $(MAKEARGS) all >>memcheck.bat
diff --git a/samples/makefile.gcc b/samples/makefile.gcc
index 3d26542e14..b676a27c07 100644
--- a/samples/makefile.gcc
+++ b/samples/makefile.gcc
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C widgets -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
 	$(MAKE) -C wizard -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
 	$(MAKE) -C wrapsizer -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
-	$(MAKE) -C flash -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
-	$(MAKE) -C mfc -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
 	$(MAKE) -C memcheck -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) clean
 
 access: 
@@ -328,12 +326,6 @@ wizard:
 wrapsizer: 
 	$(MAKE) -C wrapsizer -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) all
 
-flash: 
-	$(MAKE) -C flash -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) all
-
-mfc: 
-	$(MAKE) -C mfc -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) all
-
 memcheck: 
 	$(MAKE) -C memcheck -f makefile.gcc $(MAKEARGS) all
 
@@ -343,7 +335,7 @@ memcheck:
 	keyboard layout listctrl mdi mediaplayer menu minimal nativdlg notebook oleauto \
 	opengl ownerdrw popup printing propgrid regtest render richtext sashtest scroll \
 	shaped sockets sound splash splitter statbar stc taskbar text thread toolbar \
-	treectrl typetest validate vscroll widgets wizard wrapsizer flash mfc memcheck
+	treectrl typetest validate vscroll widgets wizard wrapsizer memcheck
 
 
 SHELL := $(COMSPEC)
diff --git a/samples/makefile.wat b/samples/makefile.wat
index fb09d259e8..61b06d4b6d 100644
--- a/samples/makefile.wat
+++ b/samples/makefile.wat
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ clean : .SYMBOLIC
 	cd wrapsizer
 	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) clean
 	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
-	cd flash
-	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) clean
-	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
-	cd mfc
-	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) clean
-	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
 	cd memcheck
 	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) clean
 	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
@@ -634,16 +628,6 @@ wrapsizer : .SYMBOLIC
 	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) all
 	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
 
-flash : .SYMBOLIC 
-	cd flash
-	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) all
-	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
-
-mfc : .SYMBOLIC 
-	cd mfc
-	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) all
-	cd $(WATCOM_CWD)
-
 memcheck : .SYMBOLIC 
 	cd memcheck
 	wmake $(__MAKEOPTS__) -f makefile.wat $(MAKEARGS) all
diff --git a/samples/samples.bkl b/samples/samples.bkl
index 4bc61d34dd..892b7abca8 100644
--- a/samples/samples.bkl
+++ b/samples/samples.bkl
@@ -84,9 +84,18 @@
     <subproject id="widgets" template="sub"/>
     <subproject id="wizard" template="sub"/>
     <subproject id="wrapsizer" template="sub"/>
-    <!-- These samples don't always build so don't build them by default -->
-    <subproject id="flash" template="optsub"/>
-    <subproject id="mfc" template="optsub"/>
+
+    <!--
+        These samples don't always build (they need non-default wxWidgets
+        configuration or some 3rd party library being installed) so don't build
+        them by default by using "optsub" template instead of "sub" one and
+        some of them also requite MSVC compiler so don't use them with the
+        other ones.
+     -->
+    <if cond="FORMAT[:3] == 'msv'">
+        <subproject id="flash" template="optsub"/>
+        <subproject id="mfc" template="optsub"/>
+    </if>
     <subproject id="memcheck" template="optsub"/>
 
 </makefile>