diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 837470c..453de5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 ### Fixed
 - Resolving the content for the `patchPluginXML.changeNotes` proeprty 
 
+### Removed
+- Example code - application service
+
 ## [1.4.0] - 2023-01-13
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/template/services/MyApplicationService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/template/services/MyApplicationService.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index c2935de..0000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/plugins/template/services/MyApplicationService.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package org.jetbrains.plugins.template.services
-
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.template.MyBundle
-
-class MyApplicationService {
-
-    init {
-        println(MyBundle.message("applicationService"))
-
-        System.getenv("CI")
-            ?: TODO("Don't forget to remove all non-needed sample code files with their corresponding registration entries in `plugin.xml`.")
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 86646de..e7f5927 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <resource-bundle>messages.MyBundle</resource-bundle>
     
     <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
-        <applicationService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.template.services.MyApplicationService"/>
         <projectService serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.template.services.MyProjectService"/>
     </extensions>