diff --git a/bin/update-package-json-for-publish.js b/bin/update-package-json-for-publish.js
index b5c1e993c2..2c5b70fc9f 100644
--- a/bin/update-package-json-for-publish.js
+++ b/bin/update-package-json-for-publish.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ modules.forEach(function (mod) {
   // Also add "module" member: https://github.com/rollup/rollup/wiki/pkg.module
   pkg['jsnext:main'] = pkg.module = './lib/index.es.js';
   // whitelist the files we'll actually publish
-  pkg.files = ['lib', 'dist', 'tonic-example.js'];
+  pkg.files = ['lib', 'dist'];
 
   var jsonString = JSON.stringify(pkg, null, '  ') + '\n';
   fs.writeFileSync(pkgPath, jsonString, 'utf8');
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/package.json b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/package.json
index 5bdc3568da..6a92f4b627 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/package.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   "jspm": {
     "main": "dist/pouchdb.js"
   },
-  "tonicExampleFilename": "tonic-example.js",
   "keywords": [
     "db",
     "couchdb",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/tonic-example.js b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/tonic-example.js
deleted file mode 100644
index de5bc03fc2..0000000000
--- a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb/tonic-example.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// see documentation for more detail: http://pouchdb.com/api.html
-
-const PouchDB = require('pouchdb')
-require('pouchdb/extras/memory') /* this is used here just for compatibility with Tonic.
-                                    you can omit this line and the {adapter: 'memory'}
-                                    in the next, then your databases will be saved to disk or
-                                    browser storage.
-                                  */
-// create a database (here with memory storage):
-const db = new PouchDB('test', {adapter: 'memory'})
-
-// create a new doc with an _id of 'mydoc':
-let response = await db.put({
-  _id: 'mydoc',
-  title: 'Heroes'
-})
-
-// update an existing doc using _rev
-await db.put({
-  _id: 'mydoc',
-  _rev: response.rev,
-  title: "Sound and Vision",
-})
-
-// later you can fetch your doc
-console.log(await db.get('mydoc'))
-
-// or add many more docs
-response = await db.bulkDocs([
-    {_id: 'myotherdoc', title: 'The Magisters', type: "fake band"},
-    {_id: 'another', title: 'Kowabunga', type: "fake band"},
-    {title: 'Without an _id', type: null}
-])
-
-console.log('bulkDocs response: ' + JSON.stringify(response, null, 2))
-
-// and query them
-await db.put({
-  _id: '_design/fakebands',
-  views: {
-    fakebands: {
-      map: (function (doc) {
-        if (doc.type == "fake band") {
-          emit(doc.title)
-        }
-      }).toString()
-    }
-  }
-})
-await db.query('fakebands', {include_docs: true})