diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/.gitignore b/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/.gitignore
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--- a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/.gitignore
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-gdbus-object-manager-example-overrides.txt
diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-docs.xml
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--- a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-docs.xml
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-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
-               "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
-<!ENTITY % local.common.attrib "xmlns:xi  CDATA  #FIXED 'http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude'">
-]>
-<book lang="en" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude">
-  <part>
-    <title>GDBus ObjctManager Example</title>
-    <chapter>
-      <title>Interfaces</title>
-      <xi:include href="xml/ExampleAnimal.xml"/>
-      <xi:include href="xml/ExampleCat.xml"/>
-      <xi:include href="xml/ExampleObject.xml"/>
-      <xi:include href="xml/ExampleObjectManagerClient.xml"/>
-    </chapter>
-  </part>
-
-  <xi:include href="xml/annotation-glossary.xml"><xi:fallback /></xi:include>
-</book>
diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-sections.txt
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--- a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/gdbus-object-manager-example-sections.txt
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-<SECTION>
-<FILE>ExampleAnimal</FILE>
-<TITLE>ExampleAnimal</TITLE>
-ExampleAnimal
-ExampleAnimalIface
-example_animal_interface_info
-example_animal_override_properties
-example_animal_call_poke
-example_animal_call_poke_finish
-example_animal_call_poke_sync
-example_animal_complete_poke
-example_animal_emit_jumped
-example_animal_get_mood
-example_animal_get_foo
-example_animal_get_bar
-example_animal_dup_mood
-example_animal_dup_foo
-example_animal_dup_bar
-example_animal_set_mood
-example_animal_set_foo
-example_animal_set_bar
-ExampleAnimalProxy
-ExampleAnimalProxyClass
-example_animal_proxy_new
-example_animal_proxy_new_finish
-example_animal_proxy_new_sync
-example_animal_proxy_new_for_bus
-example_animal_proxy_new_for_bus_finish
-example_animal_proxy_new_for_bus_sync
-ExampleAnimalSkeleton
-ExampleAnimalSkeletonClass
-example_animal_skeleton_new
-<SUBSECTION Standard>
-example_animal_get_type
-example_animal_proxy_get_type
-example_animal_skeleton_get_type
-ExampleAnimalSkeletonPrivate
-ExampleAnimalProxyPrivate
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_ANIMAL
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_ANIMAL_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_ANIMAL_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_GET_IFACE
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_PROXY_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_SKELETON_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_ANIMAL_SKELETON_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_IS_ANIMAL
-EXAMPLE_IS_ANIMAL_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_IS_ANIMAL_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_IS_ANIMAL_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_IS_ANIMAL_SKELETON_CLASS
-</SECTION>
-
-<SECTION>
-<FILE>ExampleCat</FILE>
-<TITLE>ExampleCat</TITLE>
-ExampleCat
-ExampleCatIface
-example_cat_interface_info
-example_cat_override_properties
-ExampleCatProxy
-ExampleCatProxyClass
-example_cat_proxy_new
-example_cat_proxy_new_finish
-example_cat_proxy_new_sync
-example_cat_proxy_new_for_bus
-example_cat_proxy_new_for_bus_finish
-example_cat_proxy_new_for_bus_sync
-ExampleCatSkeleton
-ExampleCatSkeletonClass
-example_cat_skeleton_new
-<SUBSECTION Standard>
-example_cat_get_type
-example_cat_proxy_get_type
-example_cat_skeleton_get_type
-ExampleCatProxyPrivate
-ExampleCatSkeletonPrivate
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_CAT
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_CAT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_CAT_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_CAT
-EXAMPLE_CAT_GET_IFACE
-EXAMPLE_CAT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_CAT_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_CAT_PROXY_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_CAT_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_CAT_SKELETON_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_CAT_SKELETON_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_IS_CAT
-EXAMPLE_IS_CAT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_IS_CAT_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_IS_CAT_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_IS_CAT_SKELETON_CLASS
-</SECTION>
-
-<SECTION>
-<FILE>ExampleObject</FILE>
-<TITLE>ExampleObject</TITLE>
-ExampleObject
-ExampleObjectIface
-example_object_get_animal
-example_object_get_cat
-example_object_peek_animal
-example_object_peek_cat
-ExampleObjectProxy
-ExampleObjectProxyClass
-example_object_proxy_new
-ExampleObjectSkeleton
-ExampleObjectSkeletonClass
-example_object_skeleton_new
-example_object_skeleton_set_animal
-example_object_skeleton_set_cat
-<SUBSECTION Standard>
-example_object_get_type
-example_object_proxy_get_type
-example_object_skeleton_get_type
-ExampleObjectProxyPrivate
-ExampleObjectSkeletonPrivate
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_SKELETON_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_GET_IFACE
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_PROXY_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_PROXY_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_SKELETON
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_SKELETON_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_SKELETON_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_OBJECT
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_OBJECT_PROXY
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_OBJECT_SKELETON
-</SECTION>
-
-<SECTION>
-<FILE>ExampleObjectManagerClient</FILE>
-<TITLE>ExampleObjectManagerClient</TITLE>
-ExampleObjectManagerClient
-ExampleObjectManagerClientClass
-example_object_manager_client_get_proxy_type
-example_object_manager_client_new
-example_object_manager_client_new_finish
-example_object_manager_client_new_sync
-example_object_manager_client_new_for_bus
-example_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_finish
-example_object_manager_client_new_for_bus_sync
-<SUBSECTION Standard>
-example_object_manager_client_get_type
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT
-EXAMPLE_IS_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT_GET_CLASS
-EXAMPLE_TYPE_OBJECT_MANAGER_CLIENT
-ExampleObjectManagerClientPrivate
-</SECTION>
diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build b/docs/reference/gio/gdbus-object-manager-example/meson.build
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-gdbus_object_manager_example_doc = gnome.gtkdoc('gdbus-object-manager-example',
-  main_xml : 'gdbus-object-manager-example-docs.xml',
-  namespace : 'example',
-  dependencies : [libgdbus_example_objectmanager_dep],
-  src_dir : 'gio/tests/gdbus-object-manager-example',
-  scan_args : [
-    '--rebuild-types',
-  ],
-  install : false,
-)
-