diff --git a/content/docs/application.md b/content/docs/application.md
index bba4121..9def9ed 100644
--- a/content/docs/application.md
+++ b/content/docs/application.md
@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ The result of the above example would be:
 /app      -> "app"
 /api/test -> "test"
 ```
-Each `ServiceConfig` can have it's own `data`, `routes`, and `services`
-
-It is also possible to create application object in separate function.
-`App` type uses complex generics and result type have to use `impl Trait` feature.
-This could be useful for unit tests.
-
-{{< include-example example="application" file="config_app.rs" section="config" >}}
+Each [`ServiceConfig`][serviceconfig] can have it's own `data`, `routes`, and `services`.
 
 [usingappprefix]: /docs/url-dispatch/index.html#using-an-application-prefix-to-compose-applications
 [stateexample]: https://github.com/actix/examples/blob/master/state/src/main.rs
@@ -129,3 +123,4 @@ This could be useful for unit tests.
 [webscopeconfig]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/2/actix_web/struct.Scope.html#method.configure
 [webscope]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/2/actix_web/web/fn.scope.html
 [urlfor]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/2/actix_web/struct.HttpRequest.html#method.url_for
+[serviceconfig]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/2/actix_web/web/struct.ServiceConfig.html
diff --git a/examples/application/src/config_app.rs b/examples/application/src/config_app.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f75fd94..0000000
--- a/examples/application/src/config_app.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// <config>
-use actix_service::ServiceFactory;
-use actix_web::dev::{MessageBody, ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse};
-use actix_web::{web, App, Error, HttpResponse};
-
-fn create_app() -> App<
-    impl ServiceFactory<
-        Config = (),
-        Request = ServiceRequest,
-        Response = ServiceResponse<impl MessageBody>,
-        Error = Error,
-    >,
-    impl MessageBody,
-> {
-    App::new().service(
-        web::scope("/app")
-            .route("/index.html", web::get().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok())),
-    )
-}
-// </config>
diff --git a/examples/application/src/main.rs b/examples/application/src/main.rs
index 983609c..d1a7afa 100644
--- a/examples/application/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/application/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use actix_web::{web, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
 pub mod app;
 pub mod combine;
 pub mod config;
-pub mod config_app;
 pub mod scope;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod vh;