diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 42115f4b3..391b7fa5f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ include LICENSE
 include ez_setup.py
 recursive-include doc *.rst
 recursive-include doc *.py
-recursive-include examples *.py
 recursive-include tools *.py
 include tools/README.rst
 recursive-include test *.py
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index fbdb847ab..ee3d2816e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Additional dependencies are:
 
 Examples
 ========
-Here's a basic example (for more see the *examples/* directory):
+Here's a basic example (for more see the *examples* section of the docs):
 
 >>> import pymongo
 >>> connection = pymongo.Connection("localhost", 27017)