diff --git a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index cfcf59be4c..0000000000
--- a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-<project>
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-    <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
-  <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple</artifactId>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <name>Maven Clover Plugin Simple Sample</name>
-  <description>Maven Clover Plugin Simple Sample</description>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>junit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>3.8.1</version>
-      <scope>test</scope>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-  <reporting>
-    <excludeDefaults>true</excludeDefaults>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </reporting>
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <source>1.4</source>
-          <target>1.4</target>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <jdk>1.4</jdk>
-          <flushPolicy>threaded</flushPolicy>
-          <flushInterval>100</flushInterval>
-        </configuration>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <configuration>
-              <targetPercentage>1%</targetPercentage>
-            </configuration>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-</project>
diff --git a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/Simple.java b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/Simple.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 163ab5351c..0000000000
--- a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/Simple.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.maven.plugin.clover.samples.simple;
-
-public class Simple
-{
-    public void someMethod()
-    {
-        assert true == true : "true was not true";
-        
-        int i = 0;
-        if (i > 0)
-        {
-            i = i + 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/SimpleTest.java b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/SimpleTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index cef3264e89..0000000000
--- a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/clover/samples/simple/SimpleTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2005 The Apache Software Foundation.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.apache.maven.plugin.clover.samples.simple;
-
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-
-public class SimpleTest extends TestCase
-{
-    public void testSomeMethod()
-    {
-        Simple simple = new Simple();
-        simple.someMethod();
-    }
-}
- 
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diff --git a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/pom.xml b/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f4cea1b51..0000000000
--- a/examples/maven-clover-plugin-samples/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<project>
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-  <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin-samples</artifactId>
-  <packaging>pom</packaging>
-  <name>Maven Clover Plugin Samples</name>
-  <description>Maven Clover Plugin Samples</description>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <modules>
-    <module>maven-clover-plugin-sample-simple</module>
-  </modules>
-</project>