diff --git a/pentadactyl/pentadactylrc.example b/pentadactyl/pentadactylrc.example
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index e0d5d003..00000000
--- a/pentadactyl/pentadactylrc.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-" TODO: add some useful examples
-
-" I don't like beeps
-set visualbell
-
-" autoignore mode on certain pages
-:autocmd PageLoad .* :js modes.passAllKeys = /gmail\.com/.test(buffer.URL)
-
-
-" embedded javascript is possible
-" You can even add new functions which are then available in the :js command
-javascript <<EOF
-hello = function(name)
-{
-	alert("Hello world: " + name);
-}
-EOF
-
-echo "pentadactylrc sourced"
-
-" vim: ft=pentadactyl:
diff --git a/xulmus/xulmusrc.example b/xulmus/xulmusrc.example
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--- a/xulmus/xulmusrc.example
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-" TODO: add some useful examples
-
-" I don't like beeps
-set visualbell
-
-" autoignore mode on certain pages
-:autocmd PageLoad .* :js modes.passAllKeys = /gmail\.com/.test(buffer.URL)
-
-
-" embedded javascript is possible
-" You can even add new functions which are then available in the :js command
-javascript <<EOF
-hello = function(name)
-{
-	alert("Hello world: " + name);
-}
-EOF
-
-echo "xulmusrc sourced"
-
-" vim: ft=xulmus: