diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.html b/examples/side-by-side.html
index 869eac70d0..7742708316 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.html
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.html
@@ -29,17 +29,14 @@
         <div class="span4">
           <h4>Canvas</h4>
           <div id="canvasMap" class="map"></div>
-          <small id="canvasMousePosition"></small>
         </div>
         <div class="span4">
           <h4>WebGL</h4>
           <div id="webglMap" class="map"></div>
-          <small id="webglMousePosition"></small>
         </div>
         <div class="span4">
           <h4>DOM</h4>
           <div id="domMap" class="map"></div>
-          <small id="domMousePosition"></small>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/examples/side-by-side.js b/examples/side-by-side.js
index 983c8e1528..4e795e2de3 100644
--- a/examples/side-by-side.js
+++ b/examples/side-by-side.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.RendererHint');
 goog.require('ol.View2D');
 goog.require('ol.animation');
-goog.require('ol.control.MousePosition');
-goog.require('ol.control.defaults');
 goog.require('ol.easing');
 goog.require('ol.interaction.Keyboard');
 goog.require('ol.layer.TileLayer');
@@ -27,28 +25,14 @@ var view = new ol.View2D({
   zoom: 1
 });
 
-var domMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
-  coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
-  projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
-  target: document.getElementById('domMousePosition'),
-  undefinedHTML: '&nbsp;'
-});
 var domMap = new ol.Map({
-  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, [domMousePosition]),
   layers: new ol.Collection([layer]),
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.DOM,
   target: 'domMap',
   view: view
 });
 
-var webglMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
-  coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
-  projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
-  target: document.getElementById('webglMousePosition'),
-  undefinedHTML: '&nbsp;'
-});
 var webglMap = new ol.Map({
-  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, [webglMousePosition]),
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.WEBGL,
   target: 'webglMap'
 });
@@ -58,14 +42,7 @@ if (webglMap !== null) {
 }
 
 
-var canvasMousePosition = new ol.control.MousePosition({
-  coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
-  projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
-  target: document.getElementById('canvasMousePosition'),
-  undefinedHtml: '&nbsp;'
-});
 var canvasMap = new ol.Map({
-  controls: ol.control.defaults({}, [canvasMousePosition]),
   renderer: ol.RendererHint.CANVAS,
   target: 'canvasMap'
 });