diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.html b/examples/side-by-side.html
index c116a50b23..ed0323060f 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.html
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.html
@@ -53,22 +53,6 @@
           <div id="tags">side-by-side, canvas, webgl, dom, canvas, sync, object</div>
         </div>
 
-        <div class="span8">
-          <h4>Controls</h4>
-          <dl class="dl-horizontal">
-            <dt>Pan</dt>
-            <dd>drag, arrow keys</dd>
-            <dt>Zoom</dt>
-            <dd>double-click, <code>Shift</code>+double-click, mouse wheel, <code>+</code>/<code>-</code> keys; <code>Shift</code>+drag</dd>
-            <dt>Opacity</dt>
-            <dd><code>o</code>/<code>O</code> keys</dd>
-            <dt>Visibility</dt>
-            <dd><code>v</code>/<code>V</code> keys</dd>
-            <dt>Reset</dt>
-            <dd><code>0</code> key</dd>
-          </dl>
-        </div>
-
       </div>
 
     </div>
diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.js b/examples/side-by-side.js
index a7e9dfdf20..dcef259cf6 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.js
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.js
@@ -1,69 +1,37 @@
-goog.require('ol.Collection');
 goog.require('ol.Coordinate');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
-goog.require('ol.interaction.Keyboard');
 goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
-goog.require('ol.projection');
 goog.require('ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial');
 
 
-var LONDON = ol.projection.transform(
-    new ol.Coordinate(-0.12755, 51.507222), 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
-var MOSCOW = ol.projection.transform(
-    new ol.Coordinate(37.6178, 55.7517), 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:3857');
-
-var layer = new ol.layer.TileLayer({
-  source: new ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial()
-});
-
-var view = new ol.View2D({
-  center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),
-  zoom: 1
-});
-
 var domMap = new ol.Map({
-  layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
+  layers: [
+    new ol.layer.TileLayer({
+      source: new ol.source.MapQuestOpenAerial()
+    })
+  ],
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.DOM,
   target: 'domMap',
-  view: view
+  view: new ol.View2D({
+    center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),
+    zoom: 1
+  })
 });
 
+
 var webglMap = new ol.Map({
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
   target: 'webglMap'
 });
-if (webglMap !== null) {
-  webglMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
-  webglMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
-}
+webglMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
+webglMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
 
 
 var canvasMap = new ol.Map({
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
   target: 'canvasMap'
 });
-if (canvasMap !== null) {
-  canvasMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
-  canvasMap.bindTo('view', domMap);
-}
-
-var keyboardInteraction = new ol.interaction.Keyboard();
-keyboardInteraction.addCallback('0', function() {
-  layer.setOpacity(1);
-  layer.setVisible(true);
-});
-keyboardInteraction.addCallback('o', function() {
-  layer.setOpacity(layer.getOpacity() - 0.125);
-});
-keyboardInteraction.addCallback('O', function() {
-  layer.setOpacity(layer.getOpacity() + 0.125);
-});
-keyboardInteraction.addCallback('r', function() {
-  view.setRotation(0);
-});
-keyboardInteraction.addCallback('vV', function() {
-  layer.setVisible(!layer.getVisible());
-});
-domMap.getInteractions().push(keyboardInteraction);
+canvasMap.bindTo('layers', domMap);
+canvasMap.bindTo('view', domMap);