diff --git a/lsm/Makefile b/lsm/Makefile
index c853ed9..5352623 100644
--- a/lsm/Makefile
+++ b/lsm/Makefile
@@ -9,17 +9,13 @@ SRCS != find '$(SRC_DIR)' -iname '*.c'
 SRCS_H != find $(INC_DIRS) -iname '*.h'
 SRCS_H_INTERNAL != find $(SRC_DIR) -iname '*.h'
 SRCS_TEST != find '$(TEST_DIR)' -iname '*.c'
-SRCS_EXAMPLE != find '$(EXAMPLE_DIR)' -iname '*.c'
 
 OBJS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
 OBJS_TEST := $(SRCS_TEST:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
-OBJS_EXAMPLE := $(SRCS_EXAMPLE:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
-DEPS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.d) $(SRCS_TEST:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.d) $(SRCS_EXAMPLE:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.d)
+DEPS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.d) $(SRCS_TEST:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.d)
 
 BINS_TEST := $(OBJS_TEST:%.c.o=%)
-BINS_EXAMPLE := $(OBJS_EXAMPLE:%.c.o=%)
 TARGETS_TEST := $(BINS_TEST:%=test-%)
-TARGETS_EXAMPLE := $(BINS_EXAMPLE:%=test-%)
 TARGETS_MEM_TEST := $(BINS_TEST:%=test-mem-%)
 
 _CFLAGS := $(addprefix -I,$(INC_DIRS)) $(CFLAGS) -Wall -Wextra
@@ -75,27 +71,14 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/$(TEST_DIR)/%.c.o: $(TEST_DIR)/%.c
 		-I$(dir $(@:$(BUILD_DIR)/$(TEST_DIR)/%=$(SRC_DIR)/%)) \
 		-c $< -o $@
 
-# =====EXAMPLES=====
-.PHONY: build-example
-build-example: $(BINS_EXAMPLE)
-
-$(BINS_EXAMPLE): %: %.c.o $(LIB)
-	$(CC) \
-		$^ -o $@
-
-# Example binaries link the resulting library
-$(BUILD_DIR)/$(EXAMPLE_DIR)/%.c.o: $(EXAMPLE_DIR)/%.c
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(CC) $(_CFLAGS) -I$(PUB_INC_DIR) -c $< -o $@
-
 # =====MAINTENANCE=====
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
-	clang-format -n --Werror $(SRCS) $(SRCS_H) $(SRCS_H_INTERNAL) $(SRCS_EXAMPLE)
+	clang-format -n --Werror $(SRCS) $(SRCS_H) $(SRCS_H_INTERNAL)
 
 .PHONY: fmt
 fmt:
-	clang-format -i $(SRCS) $(SRCS_H) $(SRCS_H_INTERNAL) $(SRCS_EXAMPLE)
+	clang-format -i $(SRCS) $(SRCS_H) $(SRCS_H_INTERNAL)
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
@@ -106,7 +89,6 @@ clean:
 bear: clean
 	bear -- make
 	bear --append -- make build-test
-	bear --append -- make build-example
 
 
 # Make make aware of the .d files
diff --git a/lsm/config.mk b/lsm/config.mk
index 4a7502c..310b7c4 100644
--- a/lsm/config.mk
+++ b/lsm/config.mk
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ LIB_FILENAME = liblsm.a
 BUILD_DIR = build
 SRC_DIR = src
 TEST_DIR = test
-EXAMPLE_DIR = example
-PUB_INC_DIR = include
-INC_DIRS = $(PUB_INC_DIR) src/_include
+INC_DIRS = include src/_include
 
 # -MMD: generate a .d file for every source file. This file can be imported by
 #  make and makes make aware that a header file has been changed, ensuring an
diff --git a/lsm/example/test.c b/lsm/example/test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a7e3d3..0000000
--- a/lsm/example/test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-#include "lsm.h"
-#include "lsm/store.h"
-#include "lsm/str.h"
-
-int main() {
-  lsm_str *db_path, *data_dir;
-  lsm_str_init_copy(&db_path, "data/data.db");
-  lsm_str_init_copy(&data_dir, "data");
-
-  lsm_store *store;
-  lsm_store_load(&store, db_path, data_dir);
-
-  lsm_str *key;
-  lsm_str_init_copy(&key, "key");
-
-  lsm_entry_handle *handle;
-  assert(lsm_store_insert(&handle, store, key) == lsm_error_ok);
-
-  lsm_str *data;
-  lsm_str_init_copy(&data, "hello");
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
-    lsm_entry_data_append(store, handle, data);
-  }
-
-  lsm_entry_close(handle);
-
-  assert(lsm_store_open_read(&handle, store, key) == lsm_error_ok);
-
-  char buf[24];
-  uint64_t read;
-  uint64_t total = 0;
-
-  lsm_entry_data_read(&read, buf, handle, 24);
-  total += read;
-
-  while (read > 0) {
-    printf("%.*s", read, buf);
-    lsm_entry_data_read(&read, buf, handle, 24);
-    total += read;
-  }
-  printf("\n%lu", total);
-}
diff --git a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
index d7e2e83..1ddf6cc 100644
--- a/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
+++ b/lsm/include/lsm/store.h
@@ -151,16 +151,4 @@ lsm_error lsm_store_insert(lsm_entry_handle **out, lsm_store *store,
 lsm_error lsm_entry_data_append(lsm_store *store, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
                                 lsm_str *data);
 
-/**
- * Read a number of bytes from the entry's data field. The position from which
- * data is read is dependent on previous read calls.
- *
- * @param out where to write how many bytes were read
- * @param buf buffer to store read data in
- * @param handle entry handle to read from
- * @param len how many bytes to read at most
- */
-lsm_error lsm_entry_data_read(uint64_t *out, char *buf,
-                              lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint64_t len);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h b/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
index c8bad4c..27b6e5b 100644
--- a/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
+++ b/lsm/src/_include/lsm/store_internal.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ void lsm_entry_wrapper_free(lsm_entry_wrapper *wrapper);
 struct lsm_entry_handle {
   lsm_entry_wrapper *wrapper;
   FILE *f;
-  uint64_t pos;
 };
 
 lsm_error lsm_entry_handle_init(lsm_entry_handle **out);
diff --git a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
index 26e6af7..cd6a45b 100644
--- a/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
+++ b/lsm/src/store/lsm_store.c
@@ -259,34 +259,3 @@ lsm_error lsm_entry_data_append(lsm_store *store, lsm_entry_handle *handle,
 
   return lsm_error_ok;
 }
-
-lsm_error lsm_entry_data_read(uint64_t *out, char *buf,
-                              lsm_entry_handle *handle, uint64_t len) {
-  lsm_entry *entry = handle->wrapper->entry;
-
-  if (entry->data.len == 0) {
-    *out = 0;
-
-    return lsm_error_ok;
-  }
-
-  uint64_t read;
-
-  if (entry->data.on_disk) {
-    read = fread(buf, sizeof(char), len, handle->f);
-
-    if ((read == 0) && (ferror(handle->f) != 0)) {
-      return lsm_error_failed_io;
-    }
-  } else {
-    read = (entry->data.len - handle->pos) < len
-               ? (entry->data.len - handle->pos)
-               : len;
-    memcpy(buf, &entry->data.value.ptr[handle->pos], read * sizeof(char));
-  }
-
-  handle->pos += read;
-  *out = read;
-
-  return lsm_error_ok;
-}