diff --git a/examples/child_window.rs b/examples/child_window.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 423c6613..00000000
--- a/examples/child_window.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-fn main() {
-    child_window_example::child_window();
-}
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-mod child_window_example {
-
-    extern crate winit;
-    extern crate winapi;
-    use std::thread;
-    use self::winit::os::windows::{WindowBuilderExt, WindowExt};
-
-    fn resize_callback(width: u32, height: u32) {
-        println!("Window resized to {}x{}", width, height);
-    }
-    /**
-    * Creates a main window and a child within it and handle their events separetely.
-    * Currently windows only
-    */
-    pub fn child_window() {
-        let window = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
-            .with_title("A fantastic window!")
-            .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let parent = window.get_hwnd() as winapi::HWND;
-        let child = winit::WindowBuilder::new()
-            .with_title("child window!")
-            .with_window_resize_callback(resize_callback)
-            .with_decorations(false)
-            .with_dimensions(100, 100)
-            .with_parent_window(parent)
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let child_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
-            for event in child.wait_events() {
-                println!("child {:?}", event);
-
-                match event {
-                    winit::Event::Closed => break,
-                    _ => (),
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
-        for event in window.wait_events() {
-            println!("parent {:?}", event);
-
-            match event {
-                winit::Event::Closed => break,
-                _ => (),
-            }
-        }
-
-        child_thread.join().unwrap();
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(windows))]
-mod child_window_example {
-    pub fn child_window() {}
-}