diff --git a/examples/custom-server-express/package.json b/examples/custom-server-express/package.json
index 6c17a925470a747..3fa6f68b09cdf6f 100644
--- a/examples/custom-server-express/package.json
+++ b/examples/custom-server-express/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "next": "latest",
-    "react": "^16.7.0",
-    "react-dom": "^16.7.0"
+    "react": "^16.13.0",
+    "react-dom": "^16.13.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/custom-server-express/pages/index.js b/examples/custom-server-express/pages/index.js
index 958fffabb6361c3..2dfad58236b7892 100644
--- a/examples/custom-server-express/pages/index.js
+++ b/examples/custom-server-express/pages/index.js
@@ -13,10 +13,5 @@ export default () => (
         <a>b</a>
       </Link>
     </li>
-    <li>
-      <Link href={{ pathname: '/posts', query: { id: '2' } }} as="/posts/2">
-        <a>post #2</a>
-      </Link>
-    </li>
   </ul>
 )
diff --git a/examples/custom-server-express/pages/posts.js b/examples/custom-server-express/pages/posts.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c300ddb00363e3..000000000000000
--- a/examples/custom-server-express/pages/posts.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react'
-
-export default class extends Component {
-  static getInitialProps({ query: { id } }) {
-    return { postId: id }
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <h1>My blog post #{this.props.postId}</h1>
-        <p>
-          Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
-          eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
-        </p>
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/custom-server-express/server.js b/examples/custom-server-express/server.js
index 802c0726ff92038..f5f4ac20263c761 100644
--- a/examples/custom-server-express/server.js
+++ b/examples/custom-server-express/server.js
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ app.prepare().then(() => {
     return app.render(req, res, '/b', req.query)
   })
 
-  server.get('/posts/:id', (req, res) => {
-    return app.render(req, res, '/posts', { id: req.params.id })
-  })
-
   server.all('*', (req, res) => {
     return handle(req, res)
   })