diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db02ae460a492183d076b74c2f72b1ff1210f484..e4ea1fe41074ac341774310236994e19218c7e1b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ endif()
 add_definitions(-DLOGOG_LEVEL=${OGS_LOG_LEVEL})
 
 # Packaging
-option(OGS_DOWNLOAD_ADDITIONAL_CONTENT
-       "Should additional content such as manuals be downloaded and packaged?"
-       OFF)
 include(scripts/cmake/packaging/Pack.cmake)
 
 # ---- Subdirectories ----
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index f495abbbf8edf0255899854aa11388f532dc1d38..19c456861de6ef43b571beb875e3ae457180b6b0 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ pipeline {
               configure { // CLI + GUI
                 cmakeOptions =
                   "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF " +
-                  '-DOGS_DOWNLOAD_ADDITIONAL_CONTENT=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_BUILD_GUI=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_BUILD_UTILS=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_CONAN_BUILD=missing ' +
@@ -456,7 +455,6 @@ pipeline {
                 cmakeOptions =
                   "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${build_shared} " +
                   '-DOGS_CPU_ARCHITECTURE=core2 ' +
-                  '-DOGS_DOWNLOAD_ADDITIONAL_CONTENT=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_BUILD_UTILS=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_BUILD_GUI=ON ' +
                   '-DOGS_CONAN_BUILD=missing ' +
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/packaging/Pack.cmake b/scripts/cmake/packaging/Pack.cmake
index 8fc8ad03e94f008e9c51218c8939fa0d0dd3409a..306c1662142184885a3a017fd5945168d363b65b 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/packaging/Pack.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/packaging/Pack.cmake
@@ -50,34 +50,6 @@ if(UNIX)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-# Download additional content
-if(OGS_DOWNLOAD_ADDITIONAL_CONTENT)
-    DownloadAdditionalFilesForPackaging(
-        URLS http://docs.opengeosys.org/assets/releases/head/docs/DataExplorer-Manual.pdf
-        #     http://docs.opengeosys.org/assets/releases/head/docs/User-Manual.pdf
-        #     http://docs.opengeosys.org/assets/releases/head/docs/Theory-Manual.pdf
-        DESTINATION docs
-        PACKAGE_GROUP ogs_docs
-    )
-
-    if(WIN32)
-        DownloadAdditionalFilesForPackaging(
-            URLS http://docs.opengeosys.org/assets/releases/head/win/OGSFileConverter.exe
-            DESTINATION bin
-            EXECUTABLE TRUE
-            PACKAGE_GROUP ogs_converter
-        )
-    endif()
-    if(APPLE)
-        DownloadAdditionalFilesForPackaging(
-            URLS http://docs.opengeosys.org/assets/releases/head/mac/OGSFileConverter
-            DESTINATION bin
-            EXECUTABLE TRUE
-            PACKAGE_GROUP ogs_converter
-        )
-    endif()
-endif()
-
 include (CPack)
 
 cpack_add_component_group(Applications
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/packaging/PackagingWin.cmake b/scripts/cmake/packaging/PackagingWin.cmake
index d6efd12dd2b8ef281e14f2e6a4343a322493aab2..6a212c7c757298e11f34a63128a161516d827e42 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/packaging/PackagingWin.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/packaging/PackagingWin.cmake
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ set(CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS
     "http://www.opengeosys.org" "Website"
     "https://github.com/ufz/ogs" "Source code on GitHub"
 )
-if(OGS_DOWNLOAD_ADDITIONAL_CONTENT)
-    set(CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS ${CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS} "docs" "Documentation folder")
-endif()
 
 if(OGS_USE_CONAN)
     file(GLOB MATCHED_FILES "${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/*.dll")