diff --git a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive.rst b/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 698d8e08de7..00000000000
--- a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-.. _cce-archive:
-
-Archive
-*******
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    #cloud-config-archive
-    - type: foo/wark
-      filename: bar
-      content: |
-        This is my payload
-        hello
-    - this is also payload
-    - |
-      multi line payload
-      here
-    -
-      type: text/cloud-config
-      content: '#cloud-config\n\n        password: gocubs'
diff --git a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive_launch_index.rst b/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive_launch_index.rst
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index a4a47d8bcd8..00000000000
--- a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/archive_launch_index.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-.. _cce-archive-launch-index:
-
-Cloud archive launch indexes
-****************************
-
-This is an example of a cloud archive format which includes a set of launch
-indexes that will be filtered on (thus only showing up in instances with that
-launch index). This is done by adding the ``launch-index`` key which maps to
-the integer ``launch-index`` that the corresponding content should be used
-with.
-
-It is possible to leave this value out which means that the content will be
-applicable for all instances.
-
-.. code-block:: yaml
-
-    #cloud-config-archive
-    - type: foo/wark
-      filename: bar
-      content: |
-        This is my payload
-        hello
-      launch-index: 1  # Will only be used on launch-index 1
-    - this is also payload
-    - |
-      multi line payload
-      here
-    -
-      type: text/upstart-job
-      filename: my-upstart.conf
-      content: |
-       whats this, yo?s
-      launch-index: 0 # Will only be used on launch-index 0
diff --git a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/index_misc.rst b/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/index_misc.rst
index b82efac6ec6..48bb57b1550 100644
--- a/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/index_misc.rst
+++ b/doc/rtd/reference/yaml_examples/index_misc.rst
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Miscellaneous
 * :ref:`cce-power-state-change`
 * :ref:`cce-spacewalk`
 * :ref:`cce-datasources`
-* :ref:`cce-archive`
-* :ref:`cce-archive-launch-index`
 * :ref:`cce-launch-index`
 
 
@@ -26,7 +24,5 @@ Miscellaneous
    power_state_change
    spacewalk
    datasources
-   archive
-   archive_launch_index
    launch_index