diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/AndroidManifest.xml
index 285abfba8..54c159439 100644
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -128,35 +128,5 @@
                     android:mimeType="vnd.android.cursor.item/group" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
-
-        <activity
-            android:name=".activities.ViewStreamItemActivity"
-            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog">
-            <!--
-                We use the VIEW intent to view a stream item in our app.
-                It always comes with a lookup URI.
-            -->
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action
-                    android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
-                <data
-                    android:mimeType="vnd.android.cursor.item/stream_item" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </activity>
-
-        <activity
-            android:name=".activities.ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity"
-            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog">
-            <!--
-                We use the VIEW intent to view a stream item photo in our app.
-                It always comes with a lookup URI.
-            -->
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action
-                    android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
-                <data
-                    android:mimeType="vnd.android.cursor.item/stream_item_photo" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </activity>
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_activity.xml b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_activity.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a04d07fe2..000000000
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_activity.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!--
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2011, The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
--->
-<LinearLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-    <TextView
-        android:text="@string/view_stream_item_description"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/view_stream_item_uri"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_photo_activity.xml b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_photo_activity.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ddc09d098..000000000
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/layout/view_stream_item_photo_activity.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!--
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2011, The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
--->
-<LinearLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-    <TextView
-        android:text="@string/view_stream_item_photo_description"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/view_stream_item_photo_uri"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
-</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/values/strings.xml b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/values/strings.xml
index 22fe14ec7..84c94d1c5 100644
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -129,14 +129,4 @@
 
         This is the group uri:</string>
 
-    <!-- The description for the view stream item -->
-    <string name="view_stream_item_description">This would now show the details of the stream item.
-
-        This is the uri of the stream item:</string>
-
-    <!-- The description for the view stream item photo -->
-    <string name="view_stream_item_photo_description">This would now show the details of the stream item photo.
-
-        This is the uri of the photo:</string>
-
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/xml-v14/contacts.xml b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/xml-v14/contacts.xml
index 48e079adc..b4ad2a0fd 100644
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/xml-v14/contacts.xml
+++ b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/res/xml-v14/contacts.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
     viewContactNotifyService="com.example.android.samplesync.notifier.NotifierService"
     viewGroupActivity="com.example.android.samplesync.activities.ViewGroupActivity"
     viewGroupActionLabel="@string/view_group_action_label"
-    viewStreamItemActivity="com.example.android.samplesync.activities.ViewStreamItemActivity"
-    viewStreamItemPhotoActivity="com.example.android.samplesync.activities.ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity"
 >
 
     <ContactsDataKind
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemActivity.java b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d54f31b7..000000000
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
- * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
- * the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
- * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
- */
-package com.example.android.samplesync.activities;
-
-import com.example.android.samplesync.R;
-
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.widget.TextView;
-
-/**
- * Activity to handle view a stream-item. In a real app, this would show a rich view of the
- * item.
- */
-public class ViewStreamItemActivity extends Activity {
-    private static final String TAG = "ViewStreamItemActivity";
-
-    private TextView mUriTextView;
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        setContentView(R.layout.view_stream_item_activity);
-
-        mUriTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.view_stream_item_uri);
-        mUriTextView.setText(getIntent().getDataString());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity.java b/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 962bc7042..000000000
--- a/samples/SampleSyncAdapter/src/com/example/android/samplesync/activities/ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
- * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
- * the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
- * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
- */
-package com.example.android.samplesync.activities;
-
-import com.example.android.samplesync.R;
-
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.widget.TextView;
-
-/**
- * Activity to view a stream-item-photo. In a real app, this would show a fullscreen view of the
- * photo, potentially with ways to interact with it
- */
-public class ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity extends Activity {
-    private static final String TAG = "ViewStreamItemPhotoActivity";
-
-    private TextView mUriTextView;
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        setContentView(R.layout.view_stream_item_photo_activity);
-
-        mUriTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.view_stream_item_photo_uri);
-        mUriTextView.setText(getIntent().getDataString());
-    }
-}