diff --git a/examples/transformations/mapAxis2.json b/examples/transformations/mapAxis2.json
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index 308e329c..00000000
--- a/examples/transformations/mapAxis2.json
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@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "coordinateSystems": [
-    { "name": "in", "axes": [ {"name": "a"}, {"name": "b"}]},
-    { "name": "out_down", "axes": [ {"name": "x"}]},
-    { "name": "out_up", "axes": [ {"name": "z"}, {"name": "y"}, {"name": "x"} ]}
-  ],
-  "coordinateTransformations": [ 
-    { 
-      "name": "projection down",
-      "type": "mapAxis", 
-      "mapAxis": [1],
-      "input": "in",
-      "output": "out_down" 
-    },
-    { 
-      "name": "projection up",
-      "type": "mapAxis", 
-      "mapAxis": [1, 1, 0],
-      "input": {"name": "in"},
-      "output": {"name": "out_up"} 
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
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--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -772,27 +772,6 @@ y = i
 
 :::
 
-:::{dropdown} Example 2
-
-```{literalinclude} examples/transformations/mapAxis2.json
-:language: json
-```
-
-The `projection_down` transformation defines the function:
-
-```
-x = b
-```
-
-and the `projection_up` transformation defines the function:
-
-```
-x = a
-y = b
-z = b
-```
-:::
-
 ##### translation
 (translation-md)=