diff --git a/examples/extended-project/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/extended-project/CMakeLists.txt
index dcf6f37..2b71057 100644
--- a/examples/extended-project/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/extended-project/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Works with 3.11 and tested through 3.24
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.11...3.24)
+# Works with 3.14 and tested through 3.24
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14...3.24)
 
 # Project name and a few useful settings. Other commands can pick up the results
 project(
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME)
 endif()
 
 # FetchContent added in CMake 3.11, downloads during the configure step
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable was added in CMake 3.14; simpler usage
 include(FetchContent)
-# FetchContent_MakeAvailable was not added until CMake 3.14; use our shim
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.14)
-  include(cmake/add_FetchContent_MakeAvailable.cmake)
-endif()
 
 # Accumulator library
 # This is header only, so could be replaced with git submodules or FetchContent
diff --git a/examples/extended-project/cmake/add_FetchContent_MakeAvailable.cmake b/examples/extended-project/cmake/add_FetchContent_MakeAvailable.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index f939da8..0000000
--- a/examples/extended-project/cmake/add_FetchContent_MakeAvailable.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-macro(FetchContent_MakeAvailable NAME)
-  FetchContent_GetProperties(${NAME})
-  if(NOT ${NAME}_POPULATED)
-    FetchContent_Populate(${NAME})
-    add_subdirectory(${${NAME}_SOURCE_DIR} ${${NAME}_BINARY_DIR})
-  endif()
-endmacro()