diff --git a/examples/js/examples.js b/examples/js/examples.js
index f456a4a88c..9122e80cdb 100644
--- a/examples/js/examples.js
+++ b/examples/js/examples.js
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ aria.widget.SourceCode.prototype.createCode = function (
 
     switch (childNode.nodeType) {
       case Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
-        this.createCode(sourceCodeNode, childNode, indentLevel, false);
+        // To remove the SVG definitions from the example's source code, add the id `svg_definitions`
+        if (childNode.id !== 'svg_definitions') {
+          this.createCode(sourceCodeNode, childNode, indentLevel, false);
+        }
         break;
 
       case Node.TEXT_NODE: