diff --git a/instrumentation/runtime/example/go.mod b/instrumentation/runtime/example/go.mod
deleted file mode 100644
index 53e674557f4..00000000000
--- a/instrumentation/runtime/example/go.mod
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-module go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/example
-
-go 1.21
-
-replace go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime => ../
diff --git a/instrumentation/runtime/example/go.sum b/instrumentation/runtime/example/go.sum
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 0013dc4fa17..fd484777b5e 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ module-sets:
       - go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host
       - go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/host/example
       - go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime
-      - go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/runtime/example
       - go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/zpages
   experimental-samplers:
     version: v0.22.0