diff --git a/meta/files/layers.example.json b/meta/files/layers.example.json
index f3b6522083..d990502205 100644
--- a/meta/files/layers.example.json
+++ b/meta/files/layers.example.json
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
             "git-remote": {
                 "branch": "master",
                 "describe": "",
-                "remotes": {
-                    "remote-alex": {
-                        "uri": "https://github.com/kanavin/meta-alex"
-                    }
-                },
+                "uri": "https://github.com/kanavin/meta-alex",
                 "rev": "05b25605fb8b2399e4706d7323828676bf0da0b5"
             },
             "path": "meta-alex"
@@ -18,11 +14,7 @@
             "git-remote": {
                 "branch": "master",
                 "describe": "15.0-hardknott-3.3-310-g0a96edae",
-                "remotes": {
-                    "origin": {
-                        "uri": "git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel"
-                    }
-                },
+                "uri": "git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel",
                 "rev": "0a96edae609a3f48befac36af82cf1eed6786b4a"
             }
         },