diff --git a/nixos/doc/config-examples/basic.nix b/nixos/doc/config-examples/basic.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index da37cfb8c286..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/config-examples/basic.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{
-  boot = {
-    loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-  };
-
-  fileSystems = [
-    { mountPoint = "/";
-      device = "/dev/sda1";
-    }
-  ];
-
-  swapDevices = [
-    { device = "/dev/sdb1"; }
-  ];
-
-  services = {
-    openssh = {
-      enable = true;
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/nixos/doc/config-examples/closed-install-configuration.nix b/nixos/doc/config-examples/closed-install-configuration.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cebacdb0ccd..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/config-examples/closed-install-configuration.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{
-  boot = {
-    loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-    copyKernels = true;
-    bootMount = "(hd0,0)";
-  };
-
-  fileSystems = [
-    { mountPoint = "/";
-      device = "/dev/sda3";
-    }
-    { mountPoint = "/boot";
-      device = "/dev/sda1";
-      neededForBoot = true;
-    }
-  ];
-
-  swapDevices = [
-    { device = "/dev/sda2"; }
-  ];
-
-  services = {
-    sshd = {
-      enable = true;
-    };
-  };
-
-  fonts = {
-    enableFontConfig = false;
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/nixos/doc/config-examples/root-on-lvm.nix b/nixos/doc/config-examples/root-on-lvm.nix
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index 2ea1e547921f..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/config-examples/root-on-lvm.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# This configuration has / on a LVM volume.  Since Grub
-# doesn't know about LVM, a separate /boot is therefore
-# needed.
-#
-# In this example, labels are used for file systems and
-# swap devices: "boot" might be /dev/sda1, "root" might be
-# /dev/my-volume-group/root, and "swap" might be /dev/sda2.
-# In particular there is no specific reference to the fact
-# that / is on LVM; that's figured out automatically.
-
-{
-  boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-  boot.initrd.kernelModules = ["ata_piix"];
-
-  fileSystems = [
-    { mountPoint = "/";
-      label = "root";
-    }
-    { mountPoint = "/boot";
-      label = "boot";
-    }
-  ];
-
-  swapDevices = [
-    { label = "swap"; }
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/nixos/doc/config-examples/svn-server.nix b/nixos/doc/config-examples/svn-server.nix
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index e727007117b1..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/config-examples/svn-server.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{
-  boot = {
-    loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-  };
-
-  fileSystems = [
-    { mountPoint = "/";
-      device = "/dev/sda1";
-    }
-  ];
-
-  services = {
-
-    sshd = {
-      enable = true;
-    };
-
-    httpd = {
-      enable = true;
-      adminAddr = "admin@example.org";
-
-      subservices = {
-
-        subversion = {
-          enable = true;
-          dataDir = "/data/subversion";
-          notificationSender = "svn@example.org";
-        };
-
-      };
-
-    };
-
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/nixos/doc/config-examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix b/nixos/doc/config-examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix
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index 374d3ba3bc74..000000000000
--- a/nixos/doc/config-examples/x86_64-usbstick.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration file used to install NixOS-x86_64 on a USB stick.
-
-{
-  boot = {
-    loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
-    initrd = {
-      kernelModules = ["usb_storage" "ehci_hcd" "ohci_hcd"];
-    };
-  };
-
-  fileSystems = [
-    { mountPoint = "/";
-      label = "nixos-usb";
-    }
-  ];
-
-  fonts = {
-    enableFontConfig = false;
-  };
-}