diff --git a/apps/_example_app/add_to_apps.json b/apps/_example_app/metadata.json
similarity index 89%
rename from apps/_example_app/add_to_apps.json
rename to apps/_example_app/metadata.json
index cc28e1e93..e0d664338 100644
--- a/apps/_example_app/add_to_apps.json
+++ b/apps/_example_app/metadata.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Create an entry in apps.json as follows:
 { "id": "7chname",
   "name": "My app's human readable name",
   "shortName":"Short Name",
diff --git a/apps/_example_widget/add_to_apps.json b/apps/_example_widget/metadata.json
similarity index 89%
rename from apps/_example_widget/add_to_apps.json
rename to apps/_example_widget/metadata.json
index b55adce9d..ad4b7537d 100644
--- a/apps/_example_widget/add_to_apps.json
+++ b/apps/_example_widget/metadata.json
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// Create an entry in apps.json as follows:
 { "id": "7chname",
   "name": "My widget's human readable name",
   "shortName":"Short Name",