diff --git a/firstapp/source/common b/firstapp/source/common
deleted file mode 120000
index dc879abe9..000000000
--- a/firstapp/source/common
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../common
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/firstapp/source/index.rst b/firstapp/source/index.rst
index cbd6b577f..daf3a57cb 100644
--- a/firstapp/source/index.rst
+++ b/firstapp/source/index.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Contents
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
 
-   common/conventions.rst
    getting_started
    introduction
    scaling_out
@@ -26,15 +25,6 @@ Appendix
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    appendix
-   common/app-support.rst
-
-Glossary
-~~~~~~~~
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
-   common/glossary.rst
 
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