diff --git a/examples/meam/msmeam/data.msmeam b/examples/meam/msmeam/data.msmeam
deleted file mode 100644
index 69be174e2d..0000000000
--- a/examples/meam/msmeam/data.msmeam
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-LAMMPS data file via write_data, version 22 Dec 2022, timestep = 1
-
-3 atoms
-2 atom types
-
--4 4 xlo xhi
--4 4 ylo yhi
--4 4 zlo zhi
-
-Masses
-
-1 1.0079
-2 69.723
-
-Atoms # atomic/kk
-
-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
-2 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
-3 2 0.3 2.3 0 0 0 0
-
-Velocities
-
-1 0 0 0
-2 0 0 0
-3 0 0 0
diff --git a/examples/meam/msmeam/msmeam.data b/examples/meam/msmeam/msmeam.data
deleted file mode 100644
index 69be174e2d..0000000000
--- a/examples/meam/msmeam/msmeam.data
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-LAMMPS data file via write_data, version 22 Dec 2022, timestep = 1
-
-3 atoms
-2 atom types
-
--4 4 xlo xhi
--4 4 ylo yhi
--4 4 zlo zhi
-
-Masses
-
-1 1.0079
-2 69.723
-
-Atoms # atomic/kk
-
-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
-2 2 2.2 0 0 0 0 0
-3 2 0.3 2.3 0 0 0 0
-
-Velocities
-
-1 0 0 0
-2 0 0 0
-3 0 0 0