diff --git a/rust/examples/issue-1559.rs b/rust/examples/issue-1559.rs
index de5ef2b81..5b72dfa49 100644
--- a/rust/examples/issue-1559.rs
+++ b/rust/examples/issue-1559.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ fn main() -> NcResult<()> {
     let voptions =
         NcVisualOptions::without_plane(0, 0, 0, 0, HEIGHT, WIDTH, NCBLIT_PIXEL, 0, 0);
 
-    vframe.resize(1, 1)?; // it doesn't matter which values we put here 
+    // vframe.inflate(1)?; // this works
+
+    vframe.resize(1, 1)?; // but it doesn't matter which values we put here 
 
     // FIXME: render always gives an error
     vframe.render(&mut nc, &voptions)?;
diff --git a/rust/examples/poc-planebase.rs b/rust/examples/poc-planebase.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fdfd02e11..000000000
--- a/rust/examples/poc-planebase.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-use libnotcurses_sys::*;
-
-fn main() -> NcResult<()> {
-    let mut nc = Nc::with_debug(NCLOGLEVEL_INFO, 0)?;
-
-    let (dimy, dimx) = nc.term_dim_yx();
-    let stdn = nc.stdplane();
-
-    let p1 = NcPlane::new_bound(stdn, 0, 0, dimy, dimx)?;
-
-    let mut channels = NcChannelPair::with_rgb8(0, 0xcc, 0, 0, 0x88, 0);
-    p1.set_base(" ", 0, channels)?;
-
-    let p2 = NcPlane::new_bound(stdn, 0, 0, dimy / 3, dimx / 3)?;
-    p2.set_base(" ", 0, channels.set_bg_rgb8(0x88, 0, 0))?;
-
-    let p3 = NcPlane::new_bound(stdn, 0, 0, dimy / 9, dimx / 9)?;
-    p3.set_base(" ", 0, channels.set_bg_rgb8(0, 0, 0x88))?;
-
-    rsleep![&mut nc, 1];
-
-    p3.move_yx((dimy - dimy / 9) as i32, (dimx - dimx / 9) as i32)?;
-    rsleep![&mut nc, 1];
-
-    p2.move_yx((dimy / 2) as i32, (dimx / 2) as i32)?;
-    rsleep![&mut nc, 1];
-
-    Ok(())
-}