diff --git a/packages/core/component-doc.json b/packages/core/component-doc.json
index 262f9240fb7..c2fc66330f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/component-doc.json
+++ b/packages/core/component-doc.json
@@ -16153,18 +16153,13 @@
       "docs": "",
       "docsTags": [],
       "encapsulation": "shadow",
-      "dependents": [
-        "ix-playground-internal"
-      ],
+      "dependents": [],
       "dependencies": [
         "ix-tree-item"
       ],
       "dependencyGraph": {
         "ix-tree": [
           "ix-tree-item"
-        ],
-        "ix-playground-internal": [
-          "ix-tree"
         ]
       },
       "props": [
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/playground/playground.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/playground/playground.tsx
index 0b260ed3cea..87fd0c116b6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/playground/playground.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/playground/playground.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENxSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
-import { Component, h, Host, State } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Component, h, Host } from '@stencil/core';
 
 /** @internal */
 @Component({
@@ -17,61 +17,7 @@ import { Component, h, Host, State } from '@stencil/core';
   scoped: true,
 })
 export class PlaygroundInternal {
-  @State() model = {
-    root: {
-      id: 'root',
-      data: {
-        name: '',
-      },
-      hasChildren: true,
-      children: ['sample'],
-    },
-    sample: {
-      id: 'sample',
-      data: {
-        name: 'Sample',
-      },
-      hasChildren: true,
-      children: ['sample-child-1', 'sample-child-2', 'sample-child-3'],
-    },
-    'sample-child-1': {
-      id: 'sample-child-1',
-      data: {
-        name: 'Sample Child 1',
-      },
-      hasChildren: false,
-      children: [],
-    },
-    'sample-child-2': {
-      id: 'sample-child-2',
-      data: {
-        name: 'Sample Child 2',
-      },
-      hasChildren: true,
-      children: ['sample-child-4'],
-    },
-    'sample-child-3': {
-      id: 'sample-child-3',
-      data: {
-        name: 'Sample Child 3',
-      },
-      hasChildren: false,
-      children: [],
-    },
-    'sample-child-4': {
-      id: 'sample-child-4',
-      data: {
-        name: 'Sample Child 4',
-      },
-      hasChildren: false,
-      children: [],
-    },
-  };
   render() {
-    return (
-      <Host>
-        <ix-tree model={this.model} root="root"></ix-tree>
-      </Host>
-    );
+    return <Host></Host>;
   }
 }