diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
index 926870d20a..105eff773e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,3 @@ Counterpart to `scaffold_env.nu`.
 * This file is used *one-time* (typically) at **first** startup
 * If the `$nu.default-config-path` directory does not exist, the directory is created and then both `scaffold_env.nu` and `scaffold_config.nu` are written to it
 * Contains only commented lines explaining the purpose of the file to the user, along with information on the `config nu` command.
-
-## `sample_login.nu`
-
-This file is not used by any Nushell code. Of course, if the user has a `login.nu`, then it will be evaluated during startup of a login shell.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu
deleted file mode 100644
index 511e3b803c..0000000000
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/sample_login.nu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Example Nushell Loginshell Config File
-#
-# version = "0.100.1"
-#
-# - has to be as login.nu in the default config directory
-# - will be sourced after config.nu and env.nu in case of nushell started as login shell
-
-# just as an example for overwriting of an environment variable of env.nu
-$env.PROMPT_INDICATOR = {|| "(LS)> " }
-
-# Similar to env-path and config-path there is a variable containing the path to login.nu
-echo $nu.loginshell-path