diff --git a/examples/model_coupling/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl b/examples/model_coupling/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl
index 75b46a9a..ddf396b0 120000
--- a/examples/model_coupling/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl
+++ b/examples/model_coupling/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl
@@ -1,14 +1 @@
-#TODO this does NOT work; `parameters` are not required to be Ordered Dictionary
-paramfile = open("parameters.dat")
-parameters = Meta.parse.(readlines(paramfile))
-close(paramfile)
-
-f(t) = parameters[1] * t - parameters[2] # a * t - b; linear model
-times = 1:4
-predictions = map(f, times)
-
-predicfile = open("predictions.dat", "w")
-for prediction in predictions
-	write(predicfile, string(prediction, "\n"))
-end
-close(predicfile)
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+../models/external-linear-model/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl
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diff --git a/examples/optimization/external-ascii-linearmodel.jl b/examples/optimization/external-ascii-linearmodel.jl
index 75b46a9a..ddf396b0 120000
--- a/examples/optimization/external-ascii-linearmodel.jl
+++ b/examples/optimization/external-ascii-linearmodel.jl
@@ -1,14 +1 @@
-#TODO this does NOT work; `parameters` are not required to be Ordered Dictionary
-paramfile = open("parameters.dat")
-parameters = Meta.parse.(readlines(paramfile))
-close(paramfile)
-
-f(t) = parameters[1] * t - parameters[2] # a * t - b; linear model
-times = 1:4
-predictions = map(f, times)
-
-predicfile = open("predictions.dat", "w")
-for prediction in predictions
-	write(predicfile, string(prediction, "\n"))
-end
-close(predicfile)
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+../models/external-linear-model/external-linearmodel-ascii.jl
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