diff --git a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
index 0b060c27c638..95f0e81263d0 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export class TableDemo {
     'table-filtering',
     'table-footer-row',
     'table-http',
-    'table-native-only',
     'table-overview',
     'table-pagination',
     'table-row-context',
diff --git a/src/lib/table/table.md b/src/lib/table/table.md
index 072c21aaec59..bc6dc806c027 100644
--- a/src/lib/table/table.md
+++ b/src/lib/table/table.md
@@ -373,12 +373,3 @@ selectors. For example, `<table mat-table>` becomes `<mat-table>`; `<tr mat-row`
 
 Note that this approach means you cannot include certain native-table features such colspan/rowspan
 or have columns that resize themselves based on their content.
-
-### Applying material styles to native table
-
-If you want to have a Material design styled `<table>` without using the `MatTable`, simply apply 
-the appropriate classes to the table elements. This may be useful if you have an existing table
-or if you do not need the additional benefits and features of the `MatTable`.
-
-<!--- example(table-native-only) -->
- 
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diff --git a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.css b/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 1922e7ffa3ad..000000000000
--- a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-table {
-  width: 100%;
-}
diff --git a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.html b/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.html
deleted file mode 100644
index a46f5bf62c3b..000000000000
--- a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<table class="mat-table mat-elevation-z8">
-  <thead>
-    <tr class="mat-header-row">
-      <th class="mat-header-cell"> No. </th>
-      <th class="mat-header-cell"> Name </th>
-      <th class="mat-header-cell"> Weight </th>
-      <th class="mat-header-cell"> Symbol </th>
-    </tr>
-    </thead>
-  <tbody>
-    <tr class="mat-row" *ngFor="let element of elements">
-      <td class="mat-cell"> {{element.position}} </td>
-      <td class="mat-cell"> {{element.name}} </td>
-      <td class="mat-cell"> {{element.weight}} </td>
-      <td class="mat-cell"> {{element.symbol}} </td>
-    </tr>
-  </tbody>
-</table>
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diff --git a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.ts b/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eb89185b3cc..000000000000
--- a/src/material-examples/table-native-only/table-native-only-example.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import {Component} from '@angular/core';
-
-/**
- * @title Native `<table>` that only applies the Material styles
- */
-@Component({
-  selector: 'table-native-only-example',
-  styleUrls: ['table-native-only-example.css'],
-  templateUrl: 'table-native-only-example.html',
-})
-export class TableNativeOnlyExample {
-  elements = [
-    {position: 1, name: 'Hydrogen', weight: 1.0079, symbol: 'H'},
-    {position: 2, name: 'Helium', weight: 4.0026, symbol: 'He'},
-    {position: 3, name: 'Lithium', weight: 6.941, symbol: 'Li'},
-    {position: 4, name: 'Beryllium', weight: 9.0122, symbol: 'Be'},
-    {position: 5, name: 'Boron', weight: 10.811, symbol: 'B'},
-  ];
-}