diff --git a/Modules/Classification/DataCollection/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/Classification/DataCollection/CMakeLists.txt
index 709794098d..4af11480be 100644
--- a/Modules/Classification/DataCollection/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/Classification/DataCollection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(DataCollection #<-- module name
-  SUBPROJECTS
   INCLUDE_DIRS DataHolder ReaderWriter Iterators Utilities#<-- sub-folders of module
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
   DEPENDS MitkCore # MitkLegacyIO #<-- modules on which your module depends on
   PACKAGE_DEPENDS Qt5|Core Eigen
 )
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Testing)
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/OpenIGTLinkUI/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/OpenIGTLinkUI/CMakeLists.txt
index b693ea20ab..883675a68d 100644
--- a/Modules/OpenIGTLinkUI/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/OpenIGTLinkUI/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-  #SUBPROJECTS MITKOpenIGTLink
   INCLUDE_DIRS Qmitk
   DEPENDS MitkOpenIGTLink MitkQtWidgetsExt MitkPersistence
   #GENERATED_CPP ${TOOL_GUI_CPPS} ${TOOL_CPPS}
 )
 
 ## create IGTUI config
 #configure_file(mitkIGTUIConfig.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mitkIGTUIConfig.h @ONLY)
diff --git a/Modules/PhotoacousticsAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/PhotoacousticsAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e001afcf0..16ebe278d0 100644
--- a/Modules/PhotoacousticsAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/PhotoacousticsAlgorithms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 set(dependencies_list MitkCore MitkAlgorithmsExt MitkOpenCVVideoSupport)
 
 IF(MITK_USE_OpenCL)
   add_definitions(-DPHOTOACOUSTICS_USE_GPU)
   set(dependencies_list ${dependencies_list} MitkOpenCL)
   message("Using OpenCL in PhotoacousticAlgorithms")
 ENDIF(MITK_USE_OpenCL)
 
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-  SUBPROJECTS
   DEPENDS ${dependencies_list}
   #AUTOLOAD_WITH MitkCore
   INCLUDE_DIRS PUBLIC include
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
   PACKAGE_DEPENDS ITK|ITKFFT+ITKImageCompose+ITKImageIntensity OpenCV tinyxml
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(test)
 add_subdirectory(MitkPABeamformingTool)
 add_subdirectory(MitkPAResampleCropTool)
diff --git a/Modules/PhotoacousticsHardware/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/PhotoacousticsHardware/CMakeLists.txt
index 06bde63943..12ff4f08ad 100644
--- a/Modules/PhotoacousticsHardware/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/PhotoacousticsHardware/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 if(WIN32)
 
   option(MITK_USE_GALIL_HARDWARE "Enable support for OPOTEK Lasers" OFF)
   option(MITK_USE_OPHIR_PYRO_HARDWARE "Enable support for Ophir Pyroelectrical Sensors" OFF)
 
   if(MITK_USE_OPHIR_PYRO_HARDWARE)
     set(MITK_OPHIR_API_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to Ophir API lib.")
   endif()
 
   if(MITK_USE_GALIL_HARDWARE)
     set(MITK_GALIL_API_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to Galil API header files.")
     MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-    SUBPROJECTS
       DEPENDS MitkIGT
       INCLUDE_DIRS PUBLIC "${MITK_GALIL_API_PATH}/include" "${MITK_OPHIR_API_PATH}"
       INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
       ADDITIONAL_LIBS "${MITK_GALIL_API_PATH}/lib/dynamic/x64/gclib.lib" "${MITK_GALIL_API_PATH}/lib/dynamic/x64/gclibo.lib" tinyxml "${MITK_OPHIR_API_PATH}/OphirPyroWrapper.lib"
       PACKAGE_DEPENDS tinyxml
     )
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/US/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/US/CMakeLists.txt
index d45cfcac5f..97b6d418c7 100644
--- a/Modules/US/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/US/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-  SUBPROJECTS
   INCLUDE_DIRS USControlInterfaces USFilters USModel
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
   PACKAGE_DEPENDS Poco PRIVATE tinyxml
   DEPENDS MitkOpenCVVideoSupport MitkQtWidgetsExt MitkIGTBase MitkOpenIGTLink
 )
 
 ## create US config
 #CONFIGURE_FILE(mitkUSConfig.h.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mitkUSConfig.h @ONLY)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(USHardwareTelemed)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(USHardwareDiPhAS)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(USNavigation)
 
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Testing)
diff --git a/Modules/US/USHardwareDiPhAS/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/US/USHardwareDiPhAS/CMakeLists.txt
index f0d0d27156..c72b11fa83 100644
--- a/Modules/US/USHardwareDiPhAS/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/US/USHardwareDiPhAS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 if(WIN32)
 
   OPTION(MITK_USE_US_DiPhAS_SDK "Enable support for DiPhAS API devices" OFF)
 
   if(MITK_USE_US_DiPhAS_SDK)
 
     SET(MITK_US_DiPhAS_SDK_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to DiPhAS SDK header files.")
 
     MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-      SUBPROJECTS
       DEPENDS MitkUS MitkPhotoacousticsHardware
       INCLUDE_DIRS PUBLIC "${MITK_US_DiPhAS_SDK_PATH}/Debug" "${MITK_US_DiPhAS_SDK_PATH}/Release"
       INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
       ADDITIONAL_LIBS "${MITK_US_DiPhAS_SDK_PATH}/Debug/Framework.IBMT.US.CWrapper.lib" "${MITK_US_DiPhAS_SDK_PATH}/Release/Framework.IBMT.US.CWrapper.lib"
       AUTOLOAD_WITH MitkUS
     )
 
   endif()
 
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/US/USHardwareTelemed/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/US/USHardwareTelemed/CMakeLists.txt
index a37c14c96f..d97e99aaab 100644
--- a/Modules/US/USHardwareTelemed/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/US/USHardwareTelemed/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 IF(WIN32)
 
 OPTION(MITK_USE_US_TELEMED_SDK "Enable support for Telemed api devices" OFF)
 
 IF(MITK_USE_US_TELEMED_SDK)
 
 IF(CMAKE_CL_64)
   message( FATAL_ERROR "The Telemed API cannot be used in 64 bit builds. Please configure a 32 bit build instead or deactivate MITK_USE_US_TELEMED_SDK." )
 ENDIF(CMAKE_CL_64)
 
 SET(MITK_US_TELEMED_SDK_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to Telemed SDK header files.")
 
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-  SUBPROJECTS
   DEPENDS MitkUS
   INCLUDE_DIRS "${MITK_US_TELEMED_SDK_PATH}"
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
   AUTOLOAD_WITH MitkUS
 )
 
 ENDIF(MITK_USE_US_TELEMED_SDK)
 
 ENDIF(WIN32)
diff --git a/Modules/US/USNavigation/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/US/USNavigation/CMakeLists.txt
index ada0962b54..2a62c0165f 100644
--- a/Modules/US/USNavigation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/US/USNavigation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
-  SUBPROJECTS
   INCLUDE_DIRS Filter
   DEPENDS MitkUS MitkIGT
   INTERNAL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INCLUDE_DIRS_INTERNAL}
 )
 
 add_subdirectory(Testing)