diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2338d05..367f7f2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@
 	path = iced
 	url = https://github.com/pop-os/iced.git
 	branch = master
-[submodule "examples/design-demo"]
-	path = examples/design-demo
-	url = https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-design-demo
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c64563..1b5597c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ members = [
     "cosmic-theme",
     "examples/*",
 ]
-exclude = ["examples/design-demo", "iced"]
+exclude = ["iced"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 dirs = "5.0.1"
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index beef9c9..2c6907c 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-## `design-demo`
-
-Showcase of all widgets and their styled variations for the purpose of demonstrating and
-fine-tuning our design system.
-
-```sh
-just run cosmic-design demo
-```
+# Examples
 
 ## `application`
 
 Start here as a template for creating an application with libcosmic's application API.
 
 ```sh
-just run cosmic-design demo
+just run application
 ```
 
 ## `open-dialog`
@@ -21,4 +14,4 @@ Demonstrates how to create an open file dialog
 
 ```sh
 just run open-dialog
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/examples/design-demo b/examples/design-demo
deleted file mode 160000
index 493e17a..0000000
--- a/examples/design-demo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 493e17a0105c7523fb7ff5fd7221ec586ac9010f