diff --git a/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray.xml b/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b7e9f6e3..0000000000
--- a/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<adios-config>
-
-    <io name="Output">
-        <engine name="BPFileWriter"/>
-        <transport name= "File"/>
-    </io>
-
-</adios-config>
-
diff --git a/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray_write.cpp b/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray_write.cpp
index 85543c15f1..7a1b98ac36 100644
--- a/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/basics/globalArray/globalArray_write.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const int NSTEPS = 5;
 
 #ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("globalArray.xml", MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    adios2::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #else
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("globalArray.xml");
+    adios2::ADIOS adios;
 #endif
 
     // Application variables for output
diff --git a/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray.xml b/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b7e9f6e3..0000000000
--- a/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<adios-config>
-
-    <io name="Output">
-        <engine name="BPFileWriter"/>
-        <transport name= "File"/>
-    </io>
-
-</adios-config>
-
diff --git a/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray_write.cpp b/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray_write.cpp
index c5540d1dc4..73aa4fc6b2 100644
--- a/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/basics/joinedArray/joinedArray_write.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     srand(rank * 32767);
 
 #ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("localArray.xml", MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    adios2::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #else
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("localArray.xml");
+    adios2::ADIOS adios;
 #endif
 
     // Application variables for output
diff --git a/examples/basics/localArray/localArray.xml b/examples/basics/localArray/localArray.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b7e9f6e3..0000000000
--- a/examples/basics/localArray/localArray.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<adios-config>
-
-    <io name="Output">
-        <engine name="BPFileWriter"/>
-        <transport name= "File"/>
-    </io>
-
-</adios-config>
-
diff --git a/examples/basics/localArray/localArray_write.cpp b/examples/basics/localArray/localArray_write.cpp
index 5f5ce116a7..7a0e741eb2 100644
--- a/examples/basics/localArray/localArray_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/basics/localArray/localArray_write.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     srand(rank * 32767);
 
 #ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("localArray.xml", MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    adios2::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #else
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("localArray.xml");
+    adios2::ADIOS adios;
 #endif
 
     // Application variables for output
diff --git a/examples/basics/values/values.xml b/examples/basics/values/values.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 68b7e9f6e3..0000000000
--- a/examples/basics/values/values.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<adios-config>
-
-    <io name="Output">
-        <engine name="BPFileWriter"/>
-        <transport name= "File"/>
-    </io>
-
-</adios-config>
-
diff --git a/examples/basics/values/values_write.cpp b/examples/basics/values/values_write.cpp
index a3389cf385..6ba9acf3d7 100644
--- a/examples/basics/values/values_write.cpp
+++ b/examples/basics/values/values_write.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     srand(rank * 32767);
 
 #ifdef ADIOS2_HAVE_MPI
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("values.xml", MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+    adios2::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
 #else
-    adios2::ADIOS adios("values.xml");
+    adios2::ADIOS adios;
 #endif
 
     // Application variables for output