diff --git a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/command_runner.dart b/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/command_runner.dart
index e4a4cb1eb1814..25c5fc4ac0ad9 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/command_runner.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/command_runner.dart
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ShorebirdToolsCommandRunner extends CommandRunner<int> {
       );
 
     // Add sub commands
-    addCommand(SampleCommand(logger: _logger));
     addCommand(PackageCommand(logger: _logger));
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/commands.dart b/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
index 34ceda22503ab..046111b80c91f 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 export 'package_command.dart';
-export 'sample_command.dart';
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/sample_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/sample_command.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index b332cc914a0b4..0000000000000
--- a/packages/shorebird_tools/lib/src/commands/sample_command.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
-import 'package:mason_logger/mason_logger.dart';
-
-/// {@template sample_command}
-///
-/// `shorebird_tools sample`
-/// A [Command] to exemplify a sub command
-/// {@endtemplate}
-class SampleCommand extends Command<int> {
-  /// {@macro sample_command}
-  SampleCommand({
-    required Logger logger,
-  }) : _logger = logger {
-    argParser.addFlag(
-      'cyan',
-      abbr: 'c',
-      help: 'Prints the same joke, but in cyan',
-      negatable: false,
-    );
-  }
-
-  @override
-  String get description => 'A sample sub command that just prints one joke';
-
-  @override
-  String get name => 'sample';
-
-  final Logger _logger;
-
-  @override
-  Future<int> run() async {
-    var output = 'Which unicorn has a cold? The Achoo-nicorn!';
-    if (argResults?['cyan'] == true) {
-      output = lightCyan.wrap(output)!;
-    }
-    _logger.info(output);
-    return ExitCode.success.code;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/command_runner_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
index 6de70d8d68556..ac334fed94e41 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/command_runner_test.dart
@@ -76,22 +76,6 @@ void main() {
         verify(() => logger.detail('  - verbose: true')).called(1);
         verifyNever(() => logger.detail('    Command options:'));
       });
-
-      test('enables verbose logging for sub commands', () async {
-        final result = await commandRunner.run([
-          '--verbose',
-          'sample',
-          '--cyan',
-        ]);
-        expect(result, equals(ExitCode.success.code));
-
-        verify(() => logger.detail('Argument information:')).called(1);
-        verify(() => logger.detail('  Top level options:')).called(1);
-        verify(() => logger.detail('  - verbose: true')).called(1);
-        verify(() => logger.detail('  Command: sample')).called(1);
-        verify(() => logger.detail('    Command options:')).called(1);
-        verify(() => logger.detail('    - cyan: true')).called(1);
-      });
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/commands/sample_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/commands/sample_command_test.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index f0a55a5ad31e8..0000000000000
--- a/packages/shorebird_tools/test/src/commands/sample_command_test.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import 'package:mason_logger/mason_logger.dart';
-import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
-import 'package:shorebird_tools/src/command_runner.dart';
-import 'package:test/test.dart';
-
-class _MockLogger extends Mock implements Logger {}
-
-void main() {
-  group('sample', () {
-    late Logger logger;
-    late ShorebirdToolsCommandRunner commandRunner;
-
-    setUp(() {
-      logger = _MockLogger();
-      commandRunner = ShorebirdToolsCommandRunner(logger: logger);
-    });
-
-    test('tells a joke', () async {
-      final exitCode = await commandRunner.run(['sample']);
-
-      expect(exitCode, ExitCode.success.code);
-
-      verify(
-        () => logger.info('Which unicorn has a cold? The Achoo-nicorn!'),
-      ).called(1);
-    });
-    test('tells a joke in cyan', () async {
-      final exitCode = await commandRunner.run(['sample', '-c']);
-
-      expect(exitCode, ExitCode.success.code);
-
-      verify(
-        () => logger.info(
-          lightCyan.wrap('Which unicorn has a cold? The Achoo-nicorn!'),
-        ),
-      ).called(1);
-    });
-
-    test('wrong usage', () async {
-      final exitCode = await commandRunner.run(['sample', '-p']);
-
-      expect(exitCode, ExitCode.usage.code);
-
-      verify(() => logger.err('Could not find an option or flag "-p".'))
-          .called(1);
-      verify(
-        () => logger.info(
-          '''
-Usage: $executableName sample [arguments]
--h, --help    Print this usage information.
--c, --cyan    Prints the same joke, but in cyan
-
-Run "$executableName help" to see global options.''',
-        ),
-      ).called(1);
-    });
-  });
-}