diff --git a/drake/CMakeLists.txt b/drake/CMakeLists.txt
index af08a0f400ab..4fc37a26e9a0 100644
--- a/drake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ add_subdirectory(thirdParty/boost/tcbrindle_cpp17_headers/stx)
 add_subdirectory(thirdParty/bsd/spruce)
 add_subdirectory(thirdParty/zlib/tinyxml2)
 add_subdirectory(common)
-add_subdirectory(geometry)
 add_subdirectory(lcm)
 add_subdirectory(math)
 add_subdirectory(multibody)
diff --git a/drake/geometry/CMakeLists.txt b/drake/geometry/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e6f91283f34d..000000000000
--- a/drake/geometry/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-
-# List all source files used to build libdrakeGeometry.
-set(sources
-    )
-
-# List headers that should be installed with Drake so that they
-# are available elsewhere via #include "drake/geometry/xxx.h".
-set(installed_headers
-    identifier.h
-    )
-
-# List headers that are needed by code here but should not
-# be exposed anywhere else.
-set(private_headers
-    )
-
-# TODO(SeanCurtis-TRI): Add this back when I have a non-empty source file list.
-## Create the library target and note its dependencies.
-#add_library_with_exports(LIB_NAME drakeGeometry
-#    SOURCE_FILES ${sources} ${installed_headers} ${private_headers})
-#
-#target_link_libraries(drakeGeometry
-#    drakeCommon
-#    )
-
-if(BUILD_TESTING)
-  add_subdirectory(test)
-endif()
diff --git a/drake/geometry/test/CMakeLists.txt b/drake/geometry/test/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9225cf299ddf..000000000000
--- a/drake/geometry/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Build tests for geometry
-
-drake_add_cc_test(identifier_test identifier_test.cc)
-target_link_libraries(identifier_test
-    drakeCommon
-    )