diff --git a/examples/with-sentry-simple/pages/_app.js b/examples/with-sentry-simple/pages/_app.js
index ff8334dc27107..d28a071361254 100644
--- a/examples/with-sentry-simple/pages/_app.js
+++ b/examples/with-sentry-simple/pages/_app.js
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ Sentry.init({
 })
 
 class MyApp extends App {
-  static async getInitialProps ({ Component, ctx }) {
-    let pageProps = {}
-
-    if (Component.getInitialProps) {
-      pageProps = await Component.getInitialProps(ctx)
-    }
-
-    return { pageProps }
-  }
-
   componentDidCatch (error, errorInfo) {
     Sentry.withScope(scope => {
       Object.keys(errorInfo).forEach(key => {