diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 6494961efd2..a7164142de6 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pkg_tar(
     name = "tectonic-%s" % TECTONIC_VERSION,
     srcs = [
         "//:template_resources",
-        "//examples:tectonic_cli_examples",
+        "//examples:config_examples",
     ],
     extension = "tar.gz",
     mode = "0666",
diff --git a/Documentation/dev/libvirt-howto.md b/Documentation/dev/libvirt-howto.md
index 0097724d099..4f2732a132c 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev/libvirt-howto.md
+++ b/Documentation/dev/libvirt-howto.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.124.0/24 -d 192.168.124.1 --dport 16509 \
 ```
 
 #### 1.7 Prepare the configuration file
-1. `cp examples/tectonic.libvirt.yaml ./`
+1. `cp examples/libvirt.yaml ./`
 1. Edit the configuration file:
     1. Set an email and password in the `admin` section
     1. Set a `baseDomain` (to `tt.testing`)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ alias tectonic="${PWD}/tectonic-dev/installer/tectonic"
 
 Initialize (the environment variables are a convenience):
 ```sh
-tectonic init --config=../tectonic.libvirt.yaml
+tectonic init --config=../libvirt.yaml
 export CLUSTER_NAME=<the cluster name>
 export BASE_DOMAIN=<the base domain>
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69a8c89a6a3..573af119998 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ These instructions can be used for AWS:
 
 5. Edit Tectonic configuration file including the $CLUSTER_NAME
     ```sh
-    $EDITOR examples/tectonic.aws.yaml
+    $EDITOR examples/aws.yaml
     ```
 
 6. Prepare a local configuration.
     The structure behind the YAML input is described [here][godoc-InstallConfig].
     ```sh
-    tectonic init --config=examples/tectonic.aws.yaml
+    tectonic init --config=examples/aws.yaml
     ```
 
 7. Install Tectonic cluster
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ These instructions can be used for AWS:
 
 8. Visit `https://{$CLUSTER_NAME}-api.${BASE_DOMAIN}:6443/console/`.
     You may need to ignore a certificate warning if you did not configure a CA known to your browser.
-    Log in with the admin credentials you configured in `tectonic.aws.yaml`.
+    Log in with the admin credentials you configured in `aws.yaml`.
 
 9. Teardown Tectonic cluster
     ```sh
diff --git a/examples/BUILD.bazel b/examples/BUILD.bazel
index 33b91ac6a78..37baf66af6a 100644
--- a/examples/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-example_cli_configs = glob(["tectonic.*.yaml"])
+config_examples = glob(["*.yaml"])
 
 filegroup(
-    name = "tectonic_cli_examples",
-    srcs = example_cli_configs,
+    name = "config_examples",
+    srcs = config_examples,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-exports_files(example_cli_configs)
+exports_files(config_examples)
diff --git a/examples/tectonic.aws.yaml b/examples/aws.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/tectonic.aws.yaml
rename to examples/aws.yaml
diff --git a/examples/tectonic.libvirt.yaml b/examples/libvirt.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/tectonic.libvirt.yaml
rename to examples/libvirt.yaml
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 1a51e03d8c3..0c8b496d4a4 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ python <<-EOF >"${CLUSTER_NAME}.yaml"
 
 	import yaml
 
-	with open('examples/tectonic.${BACKEND}.yaml') as f:
+	with open('examples/${BACKEND}.yaml') as f:
 	    config = yaml.load(f)
 	config['name'] = '${CLUSTER_NAME}'
 	with open(os.path.expanduser(os.path.join('~', '.ssh', 'id_rsa.pub'))) as f: