diff --git a/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/packages b/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/packages
index 240f048420..e442b00306 100644
--- a/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/packages
+++ b/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/packages
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 standard-app-packages
 autopublish
 insecure
-preserve-inputs
diff --git a/examples/parties/.meteor/packages b/examples/parties/.meteor/packages
index 985d19f9fe..91e110ecf0 100644
--- a/examples/parties/.meteor/packages
+++ b/examples/parties/.meteor/packages
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # but you can also edit it by hand.
 
 standard-app-packages
-preserve-inputs
 accounts-ui
 accounts-password
 d3
diff --git a/examples/todos/.meteor/packages b/examples/todos/.meteor/packages
index 001db3bdc2..c54e9c7ac9 100644
--- a/examples/todos/.meteor/packages
+++ b/examples/todos/.meteor/packages
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ underscore
 backbone
 spiderable
 jquery
-preserve-inputs
 insecure
diff --git a/examples/wordplay/.meteor/packages b/examples/wordplay/.meteor/packages
index e695b93a6f..5facf43e33 100644
--- a/examples/wordplay/.meteor/packages
+++ b/examples/wordplay/.meteor/packages
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 standard-app-packages
 insecure
 jquery
-preserve-inputs
diff --git a/packages/preserve-inputs/package.js b/packages/preserve-inputs/package.js
index 791f8c3f59..ecfa5eb053 100644
--- a/packages/preserve-inputs/package.js
+++ b/packages/preserve-inputs/package.js
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ Package.describe({
   internal: true
 });
 
-Package.on_use(function (api) {
-  // Deprecated -- Meteor UI makes preserve directives unnecessary
-});
+console.log("The 'preserve-inputs' package is now unnecessary and deprecated.");