diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88de3a4..967fe59 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ required-features = ["tuirs-crossterm"]
 name = "tuirs_editor"
 required-features = ["tuirs-crossterm", "search"]
 
-[[example]]
-name = "tuirs_popup_placeholder"
-required-features = ["tuirs-crossterm"]
-
 [[example]]
 name = "tuirs_termion"
 required-features = ["tuirs-termion"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea5895b..da403dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,9 +133,6 @@ cargo run --example tuirs_editor --no-default-features --features=tuirs-crosster
 
 # tui-rs version of `termion` example
 cargo run --example tuirs_termion --no-default-features --features=tuirs-termion
-
-# tui-rs version of `popup_placeholder` example
-cargo run --example tuirs_popup_placeholder --no-default-features --features=tuirs-crossterm
 ```
 
 ## Installation
diff --git a/examples/tuirs_popup_placeholder.rs b/examples/tuirs_popup_placeholder.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 60a9deb..0000000
--- a/examples/tuirs_popup_placeholder.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-use crossterm_025 as crossterm;
-
-use crossterm::event::{DisableMouseCapture, EnableMouseCapture};
-use crossterm::terminal::{
-    disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen,
-};
-use std::io;
-use tui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
-use tui::layout::Rect;
-use tui::style::{Color, Style};
-use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
-use tui::Terminal;
-use tui_textarea::{Input, Key, TextArea};
-
-fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
-    let stdout = io::stdout();
-    let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
-
-    enable_raw_mode()?;
-    crossterm::execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture)?;
-    let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
-    let mut term = Terminal::new(backend)?;
-
-    let mut textarea = TextArea::default();
-    textarea.set_block(
-        Block::default()
-            .borders(Borders::ALL)
-            .border_style(Style::default().fg(Color::LightBlue))
-            .title("Crossterm Popup Example"),
-    );
-
-    let area = Rect {
-        width: 40,
-        height: 5,
-        x: 5,
-        y: 5,
-    };
-    textarea.set_style(Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow));
-
-    // set placeholder
-
-    textarea.set_placeholder_style(Style::default());
-    textarea.set_placeholder_text("prompt message");
-    loop {
-        term.draw(|f| {
-            f.render_widget(textarea.widget(), area);
-        })?;
-        match crossterm::event::read()?.into() {
-            Input { key: Key::Esc, .. } => break,
-            input => {
-                textarea.input(input);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    disable_raw_mode()?;
-    crossterm::execute!(
-        term.backend_mut(),
-        LeaveAlternateScreen,
-        DisableMouseCapture
-    )?;
-    term.show_cursor()?;
-
-    println!("Lines: {:?}", textarea.lines());
-    Ok(())
-}