diff --git a/examples/event_handling/ginput_demo_sgskip.py b/examples/event_handling/ginput_demo_sgskip.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 29a2e225c26e..000000000000
--- a/examples/event_handling/ginput_demo_sgskip.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-"""
-===========
-ginput demo
-===========
-
-"""
-
-import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-import numpy as np
-
-t = np.arange(10)
-plt.plot(t, np.sin(t))
-print("Please click at three points.")
-x = plt.ginput(3)
-print("clicked", x)
-plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/event_handling/ginput_manual_clabel_sgskip.py b/examples/event_handling/ginput_manual_clabel_sgskip.py
index 96104cace49d..e29a946e6dea 100644
--- a/examples/event_handling/ginput_manual_clabel_sgskip.py
+++ b/examples/event_handling/ginput_manual_clabel_sgskip.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 graphical user interface (for example, using GTK3Agg backend, but not
 PS backend).
 
-See also ginput_demo.py
-
 """
 
 import time