diff --git a/examples/basic-c.scm b/examples/basic-c.scm
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--- a/examples/basic-c.scm
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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-exec guile -s "$0" "$@"
-!#
-
-(use-modules (potato make)
-(write (command-line)) (newline)
-(initialize (command-line))
-
-(write ($ CFLAGS)) (newline)
-(write %suffix-rules) (newline)
-;; We will rely on the built-in ".c" to ".o" rule.
-(: "hello-world" '("hello-world.o")
-   (~ ($ CC) "-o" $@ $<))
-(: "hello-world.o" '("hello-world.c")
-   (~ ($ CC) "-c" $<))
-
-(execute)