diff --git a/assets/models/Monkey.bin b/assets/models/monkey/Monkey.bin
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/models/Monkey.bin
rename to assets/models/monkey/Monkey.bin
diff --git a/assets/models/Monkey.gltf b/assets/models/monkey/Monkey.gltf
similarity index 100%
rename from assets/models/Monkey.gltf
rename to assets/models/monkey/Monkey.gltf
diff --git a/examples/2d/sprite.rs b/examples/2d/sprite.rs
index 7a506ec0ce..62cef7e404 100644
--- a/examples/2d/sprite.rs
+++ b/examples/2d/sprite.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ fn setup(
     mut textures: ResMut<Assets<Texture>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<ColorMaterial>>,
 ) {
-    let texture_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/branding/icon.png");
-    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(texture_path.to_string()));
+    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png("assets/branding/icon.png".to_string()));
     let texture_handle = textures.add(texture);
 
     command_buffer
diff --git a/examples/3d/load_model.rs b/examples/3d/load_model.rs
index 5831222aa3..884fb81d41 100644
--- a/examples/3d/load_model.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/load_model.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ fn setup(
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
 ) {
     // load the mesh
-    let model_path = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/models/Monkey.gltf");
-    let mesh = gltf::load_gltf(&model_path).unwrap().unwrap();
+    let mesh = gltf::load_gltf("assets/models/monkey/Monkey.gltf").unwrap().unwrap();
     let mesh_handle = meshes.add(mesh);
 
     // create a material for the mesh
diff --git a/examples/3d/texture.rs b/examples/3d/texture.rs
index 7fd6977836..7961deeaf6 100644
--- a/examples/3d/texture.rs
+++ b/examples/3d/texture.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ fn setup(
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
 ) {
     // load a texture
-    let texture_path = concat!(
-        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-        "/assets/branding/bevy_logo_dark_big.png"
-    );
-    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(texture_path.to_string()));
+    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(
+        "assets/branding/bevy_logo_dark_big.pn".to_string(),
+    ));
     let aspect = texture.aspect();
     let texture_handle = textures.add(texture);
 
diff --git a/examples/app/dynamic_plugin_loading/main.rs b/examples/app/dynamic_plugin_loading/main.rs
index ae1a8f2a4d..fe27d92aef 100644
--- a/examples/app/dynamic_plugin_loading/main.rs
+++ b/examples/app/dynamic_plugin_loading/main.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ use bevy::prelude::*;
 fn main() {
     App::build()
         .add_default_plugins()
-        .load_plugin(concat!(
-            env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-            "/target/debug/libexample_plugin.so"
-        ))
+        .load_plugin("target/debug/libexample_plugin.so")
         .run();
 }
diff --git a/examples/app/plugin.rs b/examples/app/plugin.rs
index 8ac88f597d..1f06462e4e 100644
--- a/examples/app/plugin.rs
+++ b/examples/app/plugin.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
         .run();
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
+// This "print message plugin" prints a `message` every `wait_duration` 
 pub struct PrintMessagePlugin {
     // Put your plugin configuration here
     wait_duration: Duration,
diff --git a/examples/ui/text.rs b/examples/ui/text.rs
index c1f958b3c5..b807842dfd 100644
--- a/examples/ui/text.rs
+++ b/examples/ui/text.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ fn setup(
     mut textures: ResMut<Assets<Texture>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<ColorMaterial>>,
 ) {
-    let font_path = concat!(
-        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-        "/assets/fonts/FiraSans-Bold.ttf"
-    );
-    let mut font_file = File::open(&font_path).unwrap();
+    let mut font_file = File::open("assets/fonts/FiraSans-Bold.ttf").unwrap();
     let mut buffer = Vec::new();
     font_file.read_to_end(&mut buffer).unwrap();
     let font = Font::try_from_bytes(buffer).unwrap();
diff --git a/examples/ui/ui.rs b/examples/ui/ui.rs
index 39d4d4c488..d7e8ff6bf9 100644
--- a/examples/ui/ui.rs
+++ b/examples/ui/ui.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ fn setup(
     //     ..Default::default()
     // });
 
-    let texture_path = concat!(
-        env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
-        "/assets/branding/bevy_logo_dark_big.png"
-    );
-    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(texture_path.to_string()));
+    let texture = Texture::load(TextureType::Png(
+        "assets/branding/bevy_logo_dark_big.png".to_string(),
+    ));
     let aspect = texture.aspect();
     let texture_handle = textures.add(texture);