diff --git a/examples/plugin-as-file.js b/examples/plugin-as-file.js
index bb42e276a..e3f663001 100644
--- a/examples/plugin-as-file.js
+++ b/examples/plugin-as-file.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ exports.plugin = function myPlugin (options) {
 exports.options = {}
 
 exports.attributes = {
-  pkg: require('./package.json'),
-  dependencies: []
+  pkg: require('./package.json')
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/examples/plugin.js b/examples/plugin.js
index f495e09e3..742614f80 100644
--- a/examples/plugin.js
+++ b/examples/plugin.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ function myPlugin (options) {
   })
 }
 
-'use strict'
-
 const Hemera = require('./../packages/hemera')
 const nats = require('nats').connect()
 
@@ -23,8 +21,7 @@ hemera.expose('somethingToExpose', 4)
 hemera.use({
   plugin: myPlugin,
   attributes: {
-    name: 'myPlugin',
-    dependencies: []
+    name: 'myPlugin'
   },
   options: {}
 })