diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/client/ExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/client/ExampleApp.scala
index 702ed4db8f..39bed2a077 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/client/ExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/client/ExampleApp.scala
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ object ExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
 
   case class Character(name: String, nicknames: List[String], origin: Origin, role: Option[Role])
 
-  override def run = {
+  def run = {
     val character = {
       import example.client.Client.Character._
       (name ~
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ object ExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
     val call1 = sendRequest(mutation.toRequest(uri))
     val call2 = sendRequest(query.toRequest(uri, useVariables = true))
 
-    (call1 *> call2)
-      .provideLayer(HttpClientZioBackend.layer())
-      .exitCode
+    (call1 *> call2).provideLayer(HttpClientZioBackend.layer())
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/federation/v2/FederatedApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/federation/v2/FederatedApp.scala
index 73cdccb662..3f2864a944 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/federation/v2/FederatedApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/federation/v2/FederatedApp.scala
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ object FederatedApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
   val episodeServer =
     FederatedApi.Episodes.api.runServer(8089, "/api/graphql")
 
-  override def run =
+  def run =
     (characterServer race episodeServer)
       .provide(EpisodeService.make(sampleEpisodes), CharacterService.make(sampleCharacters))
-      .exitCode
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/quick/AuthExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/quick/AuthExampleApp.scala
index 15ecf853fd..ebc4923e9f 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/quick/AuthExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/quick/AuthExampleApp.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object Authed extends GenericSchema[Auth] {
 
 object AuthExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
 
-  override def run: URIO[Any, ExitCode] =
+  def run =
     (for {
       exampleApi     <- ZIO.service[GraphQL[Any]]
       handlers       <- (exampleApi |+| Authed.api).handlers.map(_ @@ Auth.middleware)
@@ -78,5 +78,4 @@ object AuthExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
         Auth.http,
         Server.defaultWithPort(8090)
       )
-      .exitCode
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/stitching/ExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/stitching/ExampleApp.scala
index 536fd06db1..35c774dedd 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/stitching/ExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/stitching/ExampleApp.scala
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ object ExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
 
   private val graphiql = Handler.fromResource("graphiql.html").sandbox
 
-  override def run =
+  def run =
     (for {
       api         <- StitchingExample.api
       interpreter <- api.interpreter
@@ -129,5 +129,4 @@ object ExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
         Configuration.fromEnvironment,
         Server.default
       )
-      .exitCode
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/tapir/ExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/tapir/ExampleApp.scala
index 39173759a5..ff33a4ed0e 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/tapir/ExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/tapir/ExampleApp.scala
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ object ExampleApp extends CatsApp {
 
   private implicit val network: Network[MyTask] = Network.forAsync
 
-  override def run =
-    (for {
+  def run =
+    for {
       interpreter <- graphql.interpreter
       _           <- EmberServerBuilder
                        .default[MyTask]
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ object ExampleApp extends CatsApp {
                        .toScopedZIO
       _           <- Console.printLine("Server online at http://localhost:8088/\nPress RETURN to stop...")
       _           <- Console.readLine
-    } yield ()).exitCode
+    } yield ()
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/example/ziohttp/AuthExampleApp.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/example/ziohttp/AuthExampleApp.scala
index c263db4db5..8466e9f099 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/example/ziohttp/AuthExampleApp.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/example/ziohttp/AuthExampleApp.scala
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ object Authed extends GenericSchema[Auth] {
 object AuthExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
   private val graphiql = Handler.fromResource("graphiql.html").sandbox
 
-  override def run: URIO[Any, ExitCode] =
+  def run =
     (for {
       exampleApi  <- ZIO.service[GraphQL[Any]]
       interpreter <- (exampleApi |+| Authed.api).interpreter
@@ -107,5 +107,4 @@ object AuthExampleApp extends ZIOAppDefault {
         ZLayer.succeed(Server.Config.default.port(8088)),
         Server.live
       )
-      .exitCode
 }