diff --git a/examples/appinfo/main.rs b/examples/appinfo/main.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index df98f58d..00000000
--- a/examples/appinfo/main.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-use gio::DesktopAppInfo;
-use glib::prelude::*;
-use glib::subclass;
-use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
-
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, glib::GBoxed)]
-#[gboxed(type_name = "MyBoxed")]
-struct MyBoxed(DesktopAppInfo);
-
-pub fn main() {
-    let appinfo = DesktopAppInfo::new("firefox.desktop").expect("failed to get app info");
-    assert!(MyBoxed::static_type().is_valid());
-
-    let b = MyBoxed(appinfo);
-    let v = b.to_value();
-    let b2 = v.get::<&MyBoxed>().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(&b, b2);
-    dbg!(&b2.0.filename());
-}