diff --git a/Example/ChatExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Example/ChatExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 863a18e6..56d35379 100644
--- a/Example/ChatExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Example/ChatExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
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@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@
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 				37D3EAC31F390E5F00DD6A55 /* SampleData.swift */,
 				882B5E7E1CF7D53600B6E160 /* InboxViewController.swift */,
-				37F8BCD41F38F3A8003C12C2 /* Avatar.playground */,
 				B096438A1F288D47004D0129 /* MockMessage.swift */,
 				882B5E801CF7D53600B6E160 /* SettingsViewController.swift */,
 				882B5E791CF7D53600B6E160 /* Assets.xcassets */,
diff --git a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/Contents.swift b/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/Contents.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 063a5941..00000000
--- a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/Contents.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import UIKit
-import MessageKit
-import PlaygroundSupport
-
-//: Discover what is possible with the Avatar Class
-//Get an image
-let testImage = #imageLiteral(resourceName: "NiceSelfi.jpg")
-
-var avatarView = AvatarView()
-
-//: Uncomment any line to see how it changes the `Avatar`. Change the parameters and see the effects.
-
-//: By default its a circlular avatar with a gray background and initals of "?"
-
-//: Create an avatar object and set it for the view.
-var avatarObject = Avatar(image: testImage)
-avatarView.set(avatar: avatarObject)
-
-//: If you don't have a picture for the user you can pass in there initals instead.
-avatarObject = Avatar(initials: "DL")
-avatarView.set(avatar: avatarObject)
-
-//: Want rounded squares instead of circles just adjust the radius with the method .setCorner(radius: CGFLoat)`.
-//avatarView.setCorner(radius: 5)
-
-//: Everything has a default so if you dont want to set it then you dont have to.
-
-//Helper method.
-PlaygroundPage.current.liveView = avatarView
diff --git a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/Resources/NiceSelfi.jpg b/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/Resources/NiceSelfi.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index bec3cfec..00000000
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diff --git a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/contents.xcplayground b/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/contents.xcplayground
deleted file mode 100644
index 89da2d47..00000000
--- a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/contents.xcplayground
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<playground version='5.0' target-platform='ios' display-mode='rendered'>
-    <timeline fileName='timeline.xctimeline'/>
-</playground>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/playground.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata b/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/playground.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
deleted file mode 100644
index 919434a6..00000000
--- a/Example/Sources/Playgrounds/Avatar.playground/playground.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<Workspace
-   version = "1.0">
-   <FileRef
-      location = "self:">
-   </FileRef>
-</Workspace>