diff --git a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
index 2ce4e3e3504..e2587427028 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/chips/chip-list.ts
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@ import {coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 
 /**
  * A material design chips component (named ChipList for it's similarity to the List component).
- *
- * Example:
- *
- *     <md-chip-list>
- *       <md-chip>Chip 1<md-chip>
- *       <md-chip>Chip 2<md-chip>
- *     </md-chip-list>
  */
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,