diff --git a/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml b/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
index 69ed28e..26aa2a7 100644
--- a/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
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diff --git a/examples/balls/Cargo.toml b/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
index e56706b..6f8988a 100644
--- a/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
diff --git a/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml b/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
index 3798d43..fb60f44 100644
--- a/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd", features = [] }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
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diff --git a/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml b/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
index f1ec34b..c46fecb 100644
--- a/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd", features = [] }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
 
diff --git a/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml b/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
index 381fc3b..8ad7e2f 100644
--- a/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
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diff --git a/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml b/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
index 3610757..4f06c12 100644
--- a/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
-