diff --git a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 46f35d99d..000000000
--- a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Meta-Objects
-set(xyz_MOC_HDRS
-  xyz.h
-)
-QT5_WRAP_CPP(xyz_MOC_SRCS ${xyz_MOC_HDRS} OPTIONS -I${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
-
-add_library(xyz MODULE
-  xyz_funcs.cpp
-  ${xyz_MOC_SRCS}
-)
-set_target_properties(xyz PROPERTIES
-   LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${Aten_BINARY_DIR}/data/plugins
-   COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "QT_PLUGIN"
-   PREFIX ""
-)
-
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-install(TARGETS xyz
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/aten/plugins COMPONENT RuntimePlugins
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/aten/plugins COMPONENT RuntimePlugins
-)
-endif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-
-target_include_directories(xyz PRIVATE
-  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
-  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src
-  ${Qt5Core_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-  ${Qt5Gui_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-)
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/Makefile.am b/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 9329da384..000000000
--- a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-pluginexecdir = ${pkglibdir}/plugins
-pluginexec_LTLIBRARIES = xyz.la
-
-%.cpp: %.h
-	${QTMOC} -o $*.cpp -I../../../ @ATEN_INCLUDES@ $<
-
-clean-local:
-	-rm -f xyz.cpp
-
-xyz_la_SOURCES = xyz_funcs.cpp xyz.cpp
-xyz_la_LDFLAGS = -module -shared -avoid-version
-
-noinst_HEADERS = xyz.h 
-
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I${top_srcdir}/src @ATEN_INCLUDES@ @ATEN_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz.h b/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 231445ca4..000000000
--- a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*
-        *** XYZ Plugin
-        *** src/plugins/io_xyz/xyz.h
-        Copyright T. Youngs 2016-2017
-
-        This file is part of Aten.
-    
-        Aten is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-        the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
-        (at your option) any later version.
-                               
-        Aten is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-        GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-        along with Aten.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef ATEN_XYZPLUGIN_H
-#define ATEN_XYZPLUGIN_H
-
-#include "plugins/interfaces/fileplugin.h"
-
-ATEN_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-
-// Forward Declarations
-/* none */
-
-// XYZ Model Import / Export Plugin
-class XYZModelPlugin : public QObject, public FilePluginInterface
-{
-	Q_OBJECT
-	Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "com.projectaten.Aten.FilePluginInterface.v1")
-	Q_INTERFACES(AtenSpace::FilePluginInterface)
-
-
-	/*
-	 * Core
-	 */
-	public:
-	// Constructor
-	XYZModelPlugin();
-	// Destructor
-	~XYZModelPlugin();
-	// Return a copy of the plugin object
-	FilePluginInterface* duplicate();
-
-
-	/*
-	 * Definition
-	 */
-	public:
-	// Return type of plugin
-	PluginTypes::PluginType type() const;
-	// Return category of plugin
-	int category() const;
-	// Return name of plugin
-	QString name() const;
-	// Return nickname of plugin
-	QString nickname() const;
-	// Return description (long name) of plugin
-	QString description() const;
-	// Return related file extensions
-	QStringList extensions() const;
-	// Return exact names
-	QStringList exactNames() const;
-
-
-	/*
-	 * Input / Output
-	 */
-	public:
-	// Return whether this plugin can import data
-	bool canImport() const;
-	// Import data via the supplied parser
-	bool importData(FileParser& parser, const KVMap standardOptions = KVMap());
-	// Return whether this plugin can export data
-	bool canExport() const;
-	// Export data via the supplied parser
-	bool exportData(FileParser& parser, const KVMap standardOptions = KVMap());
-};
-
-ATEN_END_NAMESPACE
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz_funcs.cpp b/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz_funcs.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index acff22f0b..000000000
--- a/src/plugins/examples/simple-xyz/xyz_funcs.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-/*
-        *** XYZ Plugin Functions
-        *** src/plugins/io_xyz/xyz_funcs.cpp
-        Copyright T. Youngs 2016-2017
-
-        This file is part of Aten.
-    
-        Aten is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-        the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or 
-        (at your option) any later version.
-                               
-        Aten is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-        GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-        along with Aten.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#include "plugins/io_xyz/xyz.h"
-#include "model/model.h"
-
-// Constructor
-XYZModelPlugin::XYZModelPlugin()
-{
-}
-
-// Destructor
-XYZModelPlugin::~XYZModelPlugin()
-{
-}
-
-/*
- * Core
- */
-
-// Return a copy of the plugin object
-FilePluginInterface* XYZModelPlugin::duplicate()
-{
-	return new XYZModelPlugin;
-}
-
-/*
- * Definition
- */
-
-// Return category of plugin
-int XYZModelPlugin::category() const
-{
-	return PluginTypes::ModelFilePlugin;
-}
-
-// Name of plugin
-QString XYZModelPlugin::name() const
-{
-	return QString("XYZ Files (XMol Style)");
-}
-
-// Nickname of plugin
-QString XYZModelPlugin::nickname() const
-{
-	return QString("xyz");
-}
-
-// Description (long name) of plugin
-QString XYZModelPlugin::description() const
-{
-	return QString("Import/export for XMol-style XYZ coordinate files");
-}
-
-// Related file extensions
-QStringList XYZModelPlugin::extensions() const
-{
-	return QStringList() << "xyz";
-}
-
-// Exact names
-QStringList XYZModelPlugin::exactNames() const
-{
-	return QStringList();
-}
-
-/*
- * Input / Output
- */
-
-// Return whether this plugin can import data
-bool XYZModelPlugin::canImport() const
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
-// Import data from the specified file
-bool XYZModelPlugin::importData(FileParser& parser, const KVMap standardOptions)
-{
-	int nAtoms, n;
-	QString e, name;
-	Vec3<double> r;
-	Model* targetModel = NULL;
-
-	// Read data
-	while (!parser.eofOrBlank())
-	{
-		// Read number of atoms from file
-		if (!parser.readLineAsInteger(nAtoms)) return false;
-
-		// Next line is name of model
-		if (!parser.readLine(name)) return false;
-
-		// Create a new model now....
-		targetModel = createModel();
-		targetModel->setName(name);
-
-		// Load atoms for model
-		for (n=0; n<nAtoms; ++n)
-		{
-			if (!parser.parseLine()) break;
-
-			// Create the new atom
-			r.set(parser.argd(1), parser.argd(2), parser.argd(3));
-			targetModel->addAtom(ElementMap().find(parser.argc(0)), r);
-		}
-
-		// Rebond the model
-		targetModel->calculateBonding(true);
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-// Return whether this plugin can export data
-bool XYZModelPlugin::canExport() const
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
-// Export data to the specified file
-bool XYZModelPlugin::exportData(FileParser& parser, const KVMap standardOptions)
-{
-	// Get the current model pointer containing the data we are to export
-	const Model* targetModel = parser.targetModel();
-
-	// Write number atoms line
-	parser.writeLineF("%i", targetModel->nAtoms());
-
-	// Write title line
-	parser.writeLine(targetModel->name());
-
-	// Write atom information
-	for (Atom* i = targetModel->atoms(); i != NULL; i = i->next)
-	{
-		parser.writeLineF("%-8s  %12.6f %12.6f %12.6f %12.6f", ElementMap().symbol(i->element()), i->r().x, i->r().y, i->r().z, i->charge());
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}