diff --git a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
index 706589a17f..39a3a6ffc3 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
+++ b/build/bakefiles/make_dist.mk
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ BASE_DIST: ALL_DIST INTL_DIST
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/Makefile.in $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/makefile.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
-	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/Info.plist $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/sample.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/samples.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
 
@@ -544,7 +543,6 @@ SAMPLES_DIST: ALL_GUI_DIST
 	mkdir $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/Makefile.in $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/makefile.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
-	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/Info.plist $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/sample.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
 	$(CP_P) $(SAMPDIR)/samples.* $(DISTDIR)/samples
 
diff --git a/docs/contributing/about-version-numbers.md b/docs/contributing/about-version-numbers.md
index f87d6c90ab..48c79a20db 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/about-version-numbers.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/about-version-numbers.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Here is the list of files that need to be updated:
 	docs/msw/install.txt {major release only}
 	include/wx/version.h
 	include/wx/osx/config_xcode.h
-	samples/Info.plist
 	samples/docview/Info.plist
 	samples/minimal/Info_carbon.plist
 	samples/minimal/Info_cocoa.plist
diff --git a/misc/scripts/inc_release b/misc/scripts/inc_release
index 021a77e2fb..4a81ad9d91 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/inc_release
+++ b/misc/scripts/inc_release
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ run_sed include/wx/version.h \
 run_sed include/wx/osx/config_xcode.h \
     "/^#define PACKAGE/s/$ver_for_sed/$ver_string_new/"
 
-run_sed samples/Info.plist \
-    "/version/s/$ver_for_sed/$ver_string_new/" \
-    "/<string>/s/$ver_for_sed/$ver_string_new/"
-
 run_sed samples/minimal/Info_cocoa.plist \
     "/<string>/s/$ver_for_sed/$ver_string_new/"
 
diff --git a/samples/Info.plist b/samples/Info.plist
deleted file mode 100644
index bcdc6ce2d6..0000000000
--- a/samples/Info.plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0">
-<dict>
-	<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
-	<string>English</string>
-	<key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
-	<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
-	<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
-	<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME) version 3.1.2, (c) 2005-2018 wxWidgets</string>
-	<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
-	<string>wxmac.icns</string>
-	<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-	<string>org.wxwidgets.samples.$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
-	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
-	<string>6.0</string>
-	<key>CFBundleLongVersionString</key>
-	<string>3.1.2, (c) 2005-2018 wxWidgets</string>
-	<key>CFBundleName</key>
-	<string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
-	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
-	<string>APPL</string>
-	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>3.1.2</string>
-	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
-	<string>????</string>
-	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>3.1.2</string>
-	<key>CSResourcesFileMapped</key>
-	<true/>
-	<key>LSRequiresCarbon</key>
-	<true/>
-	<key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
-	<string>Copyright 2005-2018 wxWidgets</string>
-</dict>
-</plist>