diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md
index fd693a45c3..d5e4ae220c 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ const { NodeTracerProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/node');
 const provider = new NodeTracerProvider();
 ```
 
-See [examples/express](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/examples/express) for a short example.
-
 ### Express Plugin Options
 
 Express plugin has few options available to choose from. You can set the following: