diff --git a/examples/react/.gitignore b/examples/react/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 927d17bb..00000000
--- a/examples/react/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# See https://help.github.com/ignore-files/ for more about ignoring files.
-
-# dependencies
-/node_modules
-
-# testing
-/coverage
-
-# production
-/build
-
-# misc
-.DS_Store
-.env
-npm-debug.log*
-yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
-
diff --git a/examples/react/package.json b/examples/react/package.json
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index cbe1b6dc..00000000
--- a/examples/react/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "gun-react-examples",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
-  "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {
-    "gun": "file:../..",
-    "react": "^15.5.4",
-    "react-dom": "^15.5.4"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "express": "^4.15.2",
-    "express-http-proxy": "^0.11.0",
-    "react-scripts": "0.9.5"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "start": "react-scripts start",
-    "build": "react-scripts build",
-    "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
-    "eject": "react-scripts eject",
-    "server": "PORT=8081 node ./server.js"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/react/server.js b/examples/react/server.js
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index 60f5ff62..00000000
--- a/examples/react/server.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-console.log("If modules not found, run `npm install` in /example folder!");
-var port = process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_PORT || process.env.VCAP_APP_PORT || process.env.PORT || process.argv[2] || 8765;
-var host = process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_HOST || process.env.VCAP_APP_HOST || process.env.HOST || 'localhost';
-
-var express = require('express');
-var proxy = require('express-http-proxy');
-var http = require('http');
-var app = express();
-var server = http.createServer(app);
-
-var Gun = require('gun');
-var gun = Gun({
-	file: 'data.json',
-	web: server
-});
-
-app.use(Gun.serve);
-app.use(proxy(host + ':8765'));
-server.listen(port);
-
-console.log('Server started on port ' + port + ' with /gun');