diff --git a/examples/markerss.html b/examples/markerss.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 55c62d7cc7..0000000000
--- a/examples/markerss.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
-  <head>
-    <meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no"> <!--ie image gizmo OFF!-->
-    <style type="text/css">
-        #map {
-            width: 512px;
-            height: 512px;
-            border: 1px solid black;
-        }
-    </style>
-    <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-        <!--
-        var map, layer, popup;
-
-        var marker, markers;
-
-        function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
-            layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "OpenLayers WMS", 
-                "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
-                
-
-            map.addLayer(
-            new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("NASA Mosaic", 
-                         "http://wms.jpl.nasa.gov/wms.cgi",
-                         {"EXCEPTIONS" : "application/vnd.ogc.se_inimage",
-                          "format" : "image/jpeg",
-                          layers:"modis,global_mosaic"}
-                         ));
-
-            map.addLayer(layer);
-
-            markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers( "Markers" );
-            map.addLayer(markers);
-
-            map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
-            map.zoomToMaxExtent();
-        }
-        
-        function changer() {
-            var lon = map.getLonLatFromLayerPx(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0)).lon;
-            var lat = map.getLonLatFromLayerPx(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0)).lat;
-            var slon = map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0)).lon;
-            var slat = map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0)).lat;
-            alert("lon=" + lon + " lat=" + lat 
-                  + "slon=" + slon + " slat=" + slat);
-        }
-
-        function add() {
-            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',new OpenLayers.Size(10,17));
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(0,00), icon);
-            markers.addMarker(marker);
-            
-        }        
-        
-        function destroy() {
-            popup.destroy();
-        }
-
-        function remove() {
-            map.removePopup(popup);
-        }
-
-
-        // -->
-    </script>
-  </head>
-  <body onload="init()">
-    <h1>OpenLayers Example</h1>
-    <div id="map"></div>
-    <div style="background-color:purple" onclick="add()"> click to add popup to map</div>
-    <div style="background-color:blue" onclick="changer()"> click to get lon/lat for pixel point(0,0)</div>
-    <div style="background-color:red" onclick="destroy()"> click to destroy the popup</div>
-    <div style="background-color:green" onclick="remove()"> click to remove the popup from map</div>
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/examples/wms.html b/examples/wms.html
index 67ab96faf4..d803fd656e 100644
--- a/examples/wms.html
+++ b/examples/wms.html
@@ -22,31 +22,14 @@
                     "http://labs.metacarta.com/wms/vmap0", {layers: 'basic'} );
             map.addLayer(layer);
 
-            markers = new OpenLayers.Layer.Markers("markers");
-            map.addLayer(markers);
-
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lon, lat), zoom);
             map.addControl( new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher() );
         }
         
-        function add() {
-            var icon = new OpenLayers.Icon('http://boston.openguides.org/markers/AQUA.png',new OpenLayers.Size(10,17));
-            marker = new OpenLayers.Marker(new OpenLayers.LonLat(2, 41), icon);
-            markers.addMarker(marker);
-        }
-
-
-        function remove() {
-            markers.removeMarker(marker);
-        }
-        
-
         // -->
     </script>
   </head>
   <body onload="init()">
     <div id="map"></div>
-    <div style="background-color:green" onclick="add()"> click to add the marker to the map</div>
-    <div style="background-color:red" onclick="remove()"> click to remove the marker from the map</div>
   </body>
 </html>
