diff --git a/examples/datatables/.bowerrc b/examples/datatables/.bowerrc
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index e969654..0000000
--- a/examples/datatables/.bowerrc
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "directory": "./project/static/bower_components"
-}
diff --git a/examples/datatables/bower.json b/examples/datatables/bower.json
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--- a/examples/datatables/bower.json
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-{
-  "name": "metricsgraphics-example",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "private": true,
-  "ignore": [
-    "**/.*",
-    "node_modules",
-    "bower_components",
-    "test",
-    "tests"
-  ],
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bootstrap": "~3.3.4",
-    "react": "~0.13.1",
-    "classnames": "~2.1.1",
-    "d3": "~3.5.5",
-    "nvd3": "~1.7.1",
-    "react-bootstrap": "~0.22.6",
-    "jquery": "~2.1.3",
-    "datatables": "~1.10.6",
-    "datamaps": "~0.4.0",
-    "metrics-graphics": "~2.5.0",
-    "pyxley": "~0.0.3"
-  },
-  "resolutions": {
-    "d3": "~3.5.5"
-  }
-}