diff --git a/entries/autocomplete.xml b/entries/autocomplete.xml
index 37ac72fd..336f8b9b 100644
--- a/entries/autocomplete.xml
+++ b/entries/autocomplete.xml
@@ -255,24 +255,6 @@ $( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete({
 		<html><![CDATA[
 <label for="autocomplete">Select a programming language: </label>
 <input id="autocomplete">
-]]></html>
-	</example>
-	<example>
-		<desc>Using a custom source callback to match only the beginning of terms</desc>
-		<code><![CDATA[
-var tags = [ "c++", "java", "php", "coldfusion", "javascript", "asp", "ruby" ];
-$( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete({
-	source: function( request, response ) {
-	        var matcher = new RegExp( "^" + $.ui.autocomplete.escapeRegex( request.term ), "i" );
-	        response( $.grep( tags, function( item ){
-	            return matcher.test( item );
-	        }) );
-	    }
-});
-]]></code>
-		<html><![CDATA[
-<label for="autocomplete">Select a programming language: </label>
-<input id="autocomplete">
 ]]></html>
 	</example>
 	<category slug="widgets"/>
diff --git a/entries/progressbar.xml b/entries/progressbar.xml
index af42178e..e07881fc 100644
--- a/entries/progressbar.xml
+++ b/entries/progressbar.xml
@@ -109,18 +109,6 @@ $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 ]]></code>
 		<html><![CDATA[
 <div id="progressbar"></div>
-]]></html>
-	</example>
-	<example>
-		<height>50</height>
-		<desc>A simple jQuery UI Indeterminate Progressbar</desc>
-		<code><![CDATA[
-$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
-	value: false
-});
-]]></code>
-		<html><![CDATA[
-<div id="progressbar"></div>
 ]]></html>
 	</example>
 	<category slug="widgets"/>
diff --git a/entries/scale-effect.xml b/entries/scale-effect.xml
index 30a036f6..2f7da0b1 100644
--- a/entries/scale-effect.xml
+++ b/entries/scale-effect.xml
@@ -36,26 +36,6 @@ $( document ).click(function() {
 		<html><![CDATA[
 <p>Click anywhere to toggle the box.</p>
 <div id="toggle"></div>
-]]></html>
-	</example>
-	<example>
-		<height>200</height>
-		<desc>Toggle a div using the scale effect in just one direction.</desc>
-		<css><![CDATA[
-	#toggle {
-		width: 100px;
-		height: 100px;
-		background: #ccc;
-	}
-]]></css>
-		<code><![CDATA[
-$( document ).click(function() {
-	$( "#toggle" ).toggle({ effect: "scale", direction: "horizontal" });
-});
-]]></code>
-		<html><![CDATA[
-<p>Click anywhere to toggle the box.</p>
-<div id="toggle"></div>
 ]]></html>
 	</example>
 	<category slug="effects"/>
diff --git a/entries/selectmenu.xml b/entries/selectmenu.xml
index a65eb4ab..ae411126 100644
--- a/entries/selectmenu.xml
+++ b/entries/selectmenu.xml
@@ -323,69 +323,6 @@ $( "#speed" ).selectmenu();
 	<css><![CDATA[
 	label { display: block; }
 	select { width: 200px; }
-]]></css>
-	</example>
-	<example>
-		<height>270</height>
-		<desc>A simple jQuery UI Selectmenu with optgroups</desc>
-		<code><![CDATA[
-$( "#files" ).selectmenu();
-]]></code>
-		<html><![CDATA[
-<label for="files">Select a file:</label>
-<select name="files" id="files">
-	<optgroup label="Scripts">
-		<option value="jquery">jQuery.js</option>
-		<option value="jqueryui">ui.jQuery.js</option>
-	</optgroup>
-	<optgroup label="Other files">
-		<option value="somefile">Some unknown file</option>
-		<option value="someotherfile">Some other file</option>
-	</optgroup>
-</select>
-]]></html>
-	<css><![CDATA[
-	label { display: block; }
-	select { width: 200px; }
-]]></css>
-	</example>
-	<example>
-		<height>270</height>
-		<desc>A jQuery UI Selectmenu with overflow</desc>
-		<code><![CDATA[
-$( "#number" )
-	.selectmenu()
-	.selectmenu( "menuWidget" )
-		.addClass( "overflow" );
-]]></code>
-		<html><![CDATA[
-<label for="number">Select a number:</label>
-<select name="number" id="number">
-	<option value="1">1</option>
-	<option value="2" selected>2</option>
-	<option value="3">3</option>
-	<option value="4">4</option>
-	<option value="5">5</option>
-	<option value="6">6</option>
-	<option value="7">7</option>
-	<option value="8">8</option>
-	<option value="9">9</option>
-	<option value="10">10</option>
-	<option value="11">11</option>
-	<option value="12">12</option>
-	<option value="13">13</option>
-	<option value="14">14</option>
-	<option value="15">15</option>
-	<option value="16">16</option>
-	<option value="17">17</option>
-	<option value="18">18</option>
-	<option value="19">19</option>
-</select>
-]]></html>
-	<css><![CDATA[
-	label { display: block; }
-	select { width: 200px; }
-	.overflow { height: 200px; }
 ]]></css>
 	</example>
 	<category slug="widgets"/>
