diff --git a/zcash_proofs/Cargo.toml b/zcash_proofs/Cargo.toml
index 6136d54935..d7bb3c2433 100644
--- a/zcash_proofs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zcash_proofs/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,17 +53,5 @@ multicore = ["bellman/multicore", "zcash_primitives/multicore"]
 [lib]
 bench = false
 
-[[example]]
-name = "get-params-path"
-required-features = ["directories"]
-
-[[example]]
-name = "download-params"
-required-features = ["download-params"]
-
-[[example]]
-name = "download-sprout-and-sapling-params"
-required-features = ["download-params"]
-
 [badges]
 maintenance = { status = "actively-developed" }
diff --git a/zcash_proofs/examples/download-params.rs b/zcash_proofs/examples/download-params.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c9d97754d..0000000000
--- a/zcash_proofs/examples/download-params.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-fn main() -> Result<(), minreq::Error> {
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    zcash_proofs::download_parameters()
-}
diff --git a/zcash_proofs/examples/download-sprout-and-sapling-params.rs b/zcash_proofs/examples/download-sprout-and-sapling-params.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ec4cdb5f11..0000000000
--- a/zcash_proofs/examples/download-sprout-and-sapling-params.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-fn main() -> Result<(), minreq::Error> {
-    const DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: u64 = 3600;
-
-    #[allow(unused_mut, unused_assignments)]
-    let mut params_folder =
-        zcash_proofs::default_params_folder().expect("unexpected missing HOME env var");
-
-    // Always do a download to /tmp, if compiled with `RUSTFLAGS="--cfg always_download"`
-    #[cfg(always_download)]
-    {
-        std::env::set_var("HOME", "/tmp");
-        params_folder =
-            zcash_proofs::default_params_folder().expect("unexpected missing HOME env var");
-
-        println!("removing temporary parameters folder: {:?}", params_folder);
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&params_folder);
-    }
-
-    println!("downloading sapling parameters to: {:?}", params_folder);
-    zcash_proofs::download_sapling_parameters(Some(DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS))?;
-
-    println!("downloading sprout parameters to: {:?}", params_folder);
-    zcash_proofs::download_sprout_parameters(Some(DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_SECONDS))?;
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/zcash_proofs/examples/get-params-path.rs b/zcash_proofs/examples/get-params-path.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 224b2f5ead..0000000000
--- a/zcash_proofs/examples/get-params-path.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    if let Some(path) = zcash_proofs::default_params_folder() {
-        if let Some(path) = path.to_str() {
-            println!("{}", path);
-        }
-    }
-}