diff --git a/examples/compliance.mql.yaml b/examples/compliance.mql.yaml
index 203a7045..6d612708 100644
--- a/examples/compliance.mql.yaml
+++ b/examples/compliance.mql.yaml
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ frameworks:
       title: Harden systems to security recommendations
     - uid: compliance-x-04
       title: Only use ciphers with sufficient bits
-  - title: exception-1 # something auto-generated
-    type: 4 # IGNORED/SNOOZED
-    controls:
-    - uid: compliance-x-01
-      end_date: 2020-12-31T23:59:59+00:00
-      author: christian@mondoo.com
-      approver:
-      start_date: 2020-11-01T13:13:13+00:00 # auto-generated when snoozed
-      modified_date: 2020-11-01T13:13:13+00:00 # auto-generated when created/approved/changed/...
-      justification: "Don't check for now" # optional
 
 framework_maps:
 - uid: compliance-to-ssh-policy