diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3e79eb10..81c2df58 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ members = [
     "basics/counter/native/program",
     "basics/counter/pinocchio/program",
     "basics/counter/anchor/programs/counter_anchor",
-    "basics/counter/mpl-stack",
     "basics/create-account/native/program",
     "basics/create-account/pinocchio/program",
     "basics/create-account/anchor/programs/create-system-account",
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/.solitarc.js b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/.solitarc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ea5faec..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/.solitarc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// @ts-check
-const path = require("node:path");
-const programDir = path.join(__dirname);
-const idlDir = path.join(__dirname, "idl");
-const sdkDir = path.join(__dirname, "ts", "generated");
-const binaryInstallDir = path.join(__dirname, "target", "solita");
-
-module.exports = {
-  idlGenerator: "shank",
-  programName: "counter_mpl_stack",
-  programId: "Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS",
-  idlDir,
-  sdkDir,
-  binaryInstallDir,
-  programDir,
-};
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/Cargo.toml b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc936565..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "counter-mpl-stack"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2021"
-
-[lib]
-crate-type = ["cdylib", "lib"]
-
-[features]
-no-entrypoint = []
-cpi = ["no-entrypoint"]
-default = []
-custom-heap = []
-custom-panic = []
-
-[dependencies]
-borsh = "1.6"
-shank = "0.4.8"
-solana-program = "4.0"
-
-[lints.rust]
-unexpected_cfgs = { level = "warn", check-cfg = ['cfg(target_os, values("solana"))'] }
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/README.md b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index bf6c733f..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Counter: MPL Stack
-
-A Solana-native counter built using the MPL (Metaplex) stack.
-
-## Setup
-
-1. Build the [program](https://solana.com/docs/terminology#program): `cargo build-sbf`
-2. Build the IDL: `shank build`
-3. Build the TypeScript SDK: `pnpm solita`
-   - Temporary workaround: edit `ts/generated/accounts/Counter.ts` line 58 to
-     `const accountInfo = await connection.getAccountInfo(address, { commitment: "confirmed" });`
-     so that the tests pass. Future Solita versions will fix this.
-4. Run tests: `pnpm test`
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_mpl_stack.json b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_mpl_stack.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3369f316..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_mpl_stack.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "name": "counter_mpl_stack",
-  "instructions": [
-    {
-      "name": "Increment",
-      "accounts": [
-        {
-          "name": "counter",
-          "isMut": true,
-          "isSigner": false,
-          "desc": "Counter account to increment"
-        }
-      ],
-      "args": [],
-      "discriminant": {
-        "type": "u8",
-        "value": 0
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "accounts": [
-    {
-      "name": "Counter",
-      "type": {
-        "kind": "struct",
-        "fields": [
-          {
-            "name": "count",
-            "type": "u64"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "origin": "shank",
-    "address": "Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS",
-    "binaryVersion": "0.0.8",
-    "libVersion": "0.0.8"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_solana_native.json b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_solana_native.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 97b709b9..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/idl/counter_solana_native.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "name": "counter_solana_native",
-  "instructions": [
-    {
-      "name": "Increment",
-      "accounts": [],
-      "args": [],
-      "discriminant": {
-        "type": "u8",
-        "value": 0
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "accounts": [
-    {
-      "name": "Counter",
-      "type": {
-        "kind": "struct",
-        "fields": [
-          {
-            "name": "count",
-            "type": "u64"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "origin": "shank",
-    "address": "Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/jest.config.js b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/jest.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dd7c478..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/jest.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  preset: "ts-jest/presets/default",
-  testEnvironment: "node",
-  testTimeout: 100000,
-  resolver: "ts-jest-resolver",
-};
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/package.json b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9097c339..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "counter-mpl-stack",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "description": "Counter program written using MPL tooling",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "author": "ngundotra",
-  "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "private": false,
-  "scripts": {
-    "start-validator": "solana-test-validator --reset --quiet --bpf-program Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS ./target/deploy/counter_solana_native.so",
-    "run-tests": "jest tests --detectOpenHandles",
-    "test": "start-server-and-test start-validator http://localhost:8899/health run-tests"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/bn.js": "^5.1.1",
-    "@types/jest": "^29.0.0",
-    "chai": "^4.3.6",
-    "jest": "^29.0.2",
-    "start-server-and-test": "^1.14.0",
-    "ts-jest": "^28.0.8",
-    "ts-jest-resolver": "^2.0.0",
-    "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
-    "typescript": "^4.8.2"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@metaplex-foundation/beet": "^0.6.1",
-    "@metaplex-foundation/solita": "^0.15.2",
-    "@solana/web3.js": "^1.98.4"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/lib.rs b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fd7da61..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
-use shank::ShankInstruction;
-use solana_program::{
-    account_info::{next_account_info, AccountInfo},
-    declare_id,
-    entrypoint::ProgramResult,
-    msg,
-    program_error::ProgramError,
-    pubkey::Pubkey,
-};
-
-mod state;
-use state::*;
-
-declare_id!("Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS");
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "no-entrypoint"))]
-use solana_program::entrypoint;
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "no-entrypoint"))]
-entrypoint!(process_instruction);
-
-#[derive(ShankInstruction, BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize)]
-pub enum Instruction {
-    #[account(0, writable, name = "counter", desc = "Counter account to increment")]
-    Increment,
-}
-
-pub fn process_instruction(
-    _program_id: &Pubkey,
-    accounts: &[AccountInfo],
-    instruction_data: &[u8],
-) -> ProgramResult {
-    let (instruction_discriminant, instruction_data_inner) = instruction_data.split_at(1);
-    match instruction_discriminant[0] {
-        0 => {
-            msg!("Instruction: Increment");
-            process_increment_counter(accounts, instruction_data_inner)?;
-        }
-        _ => {
-            msg!("Error: unknown instruction")
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn process_increment_counter(
-    accounts: &[AccountInfo],
-    _instruction_data: &[u8],
-) -> Result<(), ProgramError> {
-    let account_info_iter = &mut accounts.iter();
-
-    let counter_account = next_account_info(account_info_iter)?;
-    assert!(
-        counter_account.is_writable,
-        "Counter account must be writable"
-    );
-
-    let mut counter = Counter::try_from_slice(&counter_account.try_borrow_mut_data()?)?;
-    counter.count += 1;
-    counter.serialize(&mut *counter_account.data.borrow_mut())?;
-
-    msg!("Counter state incremented to {:?}", counter.count);
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/state.rs b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/state.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 745af6f2..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/src/state.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use borsh::{BorshDeserialize, BorshSerialize};
-use shank::ShankAccount;
-
-#[derive(ShankAccount, BorshSerialize, BorshDeserialize, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Counter {
-    pub count: u64,
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/tests/counter.test.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/tests/counter.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc345a80..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/tests/counter.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-import type { bignum } from "@metaplex-foundation/beet";
-import {
-  Connection,
-  Keypair,
-  LAMPORTS_PER_SOL,
-  SystemProgram,
-  sendAndConfirmTransaction,
-  Transaction,
-  type TransactionInstruction,
-} from "@solana/web3.js";
-import { BN } from "bn.js";
-import { assert } from "chai";
-
-import { Counter, createIncrementInstruction, PROGRAM_ID } from "../ts";
-
-function convertBignumToNumber(bignum: bignum): number {
-  return new BN(bignum).toNumber();
-}
-
-describe("Counter Solana Native", () => {
-  const connection = new Connection("http://localhost:8899");
-
-  it("Test allocate counter + increment tx", async () => {
-    // Randomly generate our wallet
-    const payerKeypair = Keypair.generate();
-    const payer = payerKeypair.publicKey;
-
-    // Randomly generate the account key
-    // to sign for setting up the Counter state
-    const counterKeypair = Keypair.generate();
-    const counter = counterKeypair.publicKey;
-
-    // Airdrop our wallet 1 Sol
-    await connection.requestAirdrop(payer, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
-
-    // Create a TransactionInstruction to interact with our counter program
-    const allocIx: TransactionInstruction = SystemProgram.createAccount({
-      fromPubkey: payer,
-      newAccountPubkey: counter,
-      lamports: await connection.getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(Counter.byteSize),
-      space: Counter.byteSize,
-      programId: PROGRAM_ID,
-    });
-    const incrementIx: TransactionInstruction = createIncrementInstruction({
-      counter,
-    });
-    const tx = new Transaction().add(allocIx).add(incrementIx);
-
-    // Explicitly set the feePayer to be our wallet (this is set to first signer by default)
-    tx.feePayer = payer;
-
-    // Fetch a "timestamp" so validators know this is a recent transaction
-    tx.recentBlockhash = (await connection.getLatestBlockhash("confirmed")).blockhash;
-
-    // Send transaction to network (local network)
-    await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [payerKeypair, counterKeypair], {
-      skipPreflight: true,
-      commitment: "confirmed",
-    });
-
-    // Get the counter account info from network
-    const count = (await Counter.fromAccountAddress(connection, counter)).count;
-    assert(new BN(count).toNumber() === 1, "Expected count to have been 1");
-    console.log(`[alloc+increment] count is: ${count}`);
-  });
-  it("Test allocate tx and increment tx", async () => {
-    const payerKeypair = Keypair.generate();
-    const payer = payerKeypair.publicKey;
-
-    const counterKeypair = Keypair.generate();
-    const counter = counterKeypair.publicKey;
-
-    await connection.requestAirdrop(payer, LAMPORTS_PER_SOL);
-
-    // Check allocate tx
-    const allocIx: TransactionInstruction = SystemProgram.createAccount({
-      fromPubkey: payer,
-      newAccountPubkey: counter,
-      lamports: await connection.getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(Counter.byteSize),
-      space: Counter.byteSize,
-      programId: PROGRAM_ID,
-    });
-    let tx = new Transaction().add(allocIx);
-    tx.feePayer = payer;
-    tx.recentBlockhash = (await connection.getLatestBlockhash("confirmed")).blockhash;
-    await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [payerKeypair, counterKeypair], {
-      skipPreflight: true,
-      commitment: "confirmed",
-    });
-
-    let count = (await Counter.fromAccountAddress(connection, counter)).count;
-    assert(convertBignumToNumber(count) === 0, "Expected count to have been 0");
-    console.log(`[allocate] count is: ${count}`);
-
-    // Check increment tx
-    const incrementIx: TransactionInstruction = createIncrementInstruction({
-      counter,
-    });
-    tx = new Transaction().add(incrementIx);
-    tx.feePayer = payer;
-    tx.recentBlockhash = (await connection.getLatestBlockhash("confirmed")).blockhash;
-    await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, tx, [payerKeypair], {
-      skipPreflight: true,
-      commitment: "confirmed",
-    });
-
-    count = (await Counter.fromAccountAddress(connection, counter)).count;
-    assert(convertBignumToNumber(count) === 1, "Expected count to have been 1");
-    console.log(`[increment] count is: ${count}`);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/Counter.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/Counter.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 159e2972..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/Counter.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This code was GENERATED using the solita package.
- * Please DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, instead rerun solita to update it or write a wrapper to add functionality.
- *
- * See: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/solita
- */
-
-import * as beet from "@metaplex-foundation/beet";
-import * as beetSolana from "@metaplex-foundation/beet-solana";
-import * as web3 from "@solana/web3.js";
-
-/**
- * Arguments used to create {@link Counter}
- * @category Accounts
- * @category generated
- */
-export type CounterArgs = {
-  count: beet.bignum;
-};
-/**
- * Holds the data for the {@link Counter} Account and provides de/serialization
- * functionality for that data
- *
- * @category Accounts
- * @category generated
- */
-export class Counter implements CounterArgs {
-  private constructor(readonly count: beet.bignum) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a {@link Counter} instance from the provided args.
-   */
-  static fromArgs(args: CounterArgs) {
-    return new Counter(args.count);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Deserializes the {@link Counter} from the data of the provided {@link web3.AccountInfo}.
-   * @returns a tuple of the account data and the offset up to which the buffer was read to obtain it.
-   */
-  static fromAccountInfo(accountInfo: web3.AccountInfo<Buffer>, offset = 0): [Counter, number] {
-    return Counter.deserialize(accountInfo.data, offset);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Retrieves the account info from the provided address and deserializes
-   * the {@link Counter} from its data.
-   *
-   * @throws Error if no account info is found at the address or if deserialization fails
-   */
-  static async fromAccountAddress(connection: web3.Connection, address: web3.PublicKey): Promise<Counter> {
-    const accountInfo = await connection.getAccountInfo(address, {
-      commitment: "confirmed",
-    });
-    if (accountInfo == null) {
-      throw new Error(`Unable to find Counter account at ${address}`);
-    }
-    return Counter.fromAccountInfo(accountInfo, 0)[0];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Provides a {@link web3.Connection.getProgramAccounts} config builder,
-   * to fetch accounts matching filters that can be specified via that builder.
-   *
-   * @param programId - the program that owns the accounts we are filtering
-   */
-  static gpaBuilder(programId: web3.PublicKey = new web3.PublicKey("Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS")) {
-    return beetSolana.GpaBuilder.fromStruct(programId, counterBeet);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Deserializes the {@link Counter} from the provided data Buffer.
-   * @returns a tuple of the account data and the offset up to which the buffer was read to obtain it.
-   */
-  static deserialize(buf: Buffer, offset = 0): [Counter, number] {
-    return counterBeet.deserialize(buf, offset);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Serializes the {@link Counter} into a Buffer.
-   * @returns a tuple of the created Buffer and the offset up to which the buffer was written to store it.
-   */
-  serialize(): [Buffer, number] {
-    return counterBeet.serialize(this);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns the byteSize of a {@link Buffer} holding the serialized data of
-   * {@link Counter}
-   */
-  static get byteSize() {
-    return counterBeet.byteSize;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Fetches the minimum balance needed to exempt an account holding
-   * {@link Counter} data from rent
-   *
-   * @param connection used to retrieve the rent exemption information
-   */
-  static async getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(
-    connection: web3.Connection,
-    commitment?: web3.Commitment,
-  ): Promise<number> {
-    return connection.getMinimumBalanceForRentExemption(Counter.byteSize, commitment);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Determines if the provided {@link Buffer} has the correct byte size to
-   * hold {@link Counter} data.
-   */
-  static hasCorrectByteSize(buf: Buffer, offset = 0) {
-    return buf.byteLength - offset === Counter.byteSize;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns a readable version of {@link Counter} properties
-   * and can be used to convert to JSON and/or logging
-   */
-  pretty() {
-    return {
-      count: (() => {
-        const x = <{ toNumber: () => number }>this.count;
-        if (typeof x.toNumber === "function") {
-          try {
-            return x.toNumber();
-          } catch (_) {
-            return x;
-          }
-        }
-        return x;
-      })(),
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * @category Accounts
- * @category generated
- */
-export const counterBeet = new beet.BeetStruct<Counter, CounterArgs>(
-  [["count", beet.u64]],
-  Counter.fromArgs,
-  "Counter",
-);
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/index.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a738244..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/accounts/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./Counter";
-
-import { Counter } from "./Counter";
-
-export const accountProviders = { Counter };
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/index.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a3d9703..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import { PublicKey } from "@solana/web3.js";
-
-export * from "./accounts";
-export * from "./instructions";
-
-/**
- * Program address
- *
- * @category constants
- * @category generated
- */
-export const PROGRAM_ADDRESS = "Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS";
-
-/**
- * Program public key
- *
- * @category constants
- * @category generated
- */
-export const PROGRAM_ID = new PublicKey(PROGRAM_ADDRESS);
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/Increment.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/Increment.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index afc81456..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/Increment.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This code was GENERATED using the solita package.
- * Please DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, instead rerun solita to update it or write a wrapper to add functionality.
- *
- * See: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/solita
- */
-
-import * as beet from "@metaplex-foundation/beet";
-import * as web3 from "@solana/web3.js";
-
-/**
- * @category Instructions
- * @category Increment
- * @category generated
- */
-export const IncrementStruct = new beet.BeetArgsStruct<{
-  instructionDiscriminator: number;
-}>([["instructionDiscriminator", beet.u8]], "IncrementInstructionArgs");
-/**
- * Accounts required by the _Increment_ instruction
- *
- * @property [_writable_] counter Counter account to increment
- * @category Instructions
- * @category Increment
- * @category generated
- */
-export type IncrementInstructionAccounts = {
-  counter: web3.PublicKey;
-};
-
-export const incrementInstructionDiscriminator = 0;
-
-/**
- * Creates a _Increment_ instruction.
- *
- * @param accounts that will be accessed while the instruction is processed
- * @category Instructions
- * @category Increment
- * @category generated
- */
-export function createIncrementInstruction(
-  accounts: IncrementInstructionAccounts,
-  programId = new web3.PublicKey("Fg6PaFpoGXkYsidMpWTK6W2BeZ7FEfcYkg476zPFsLnS"),
-) {
-  const [data] = IncrementStruct.serialize({
-    instructionDiscriminator: incrementInstructionDiscriminator,
-  });
-  const keys: web3.AccountMeta[] = [
-    {
-      pubkey: accounts.counter,
-      isWritable: true,
-      isSigner: false,
-    },
-  ];
-
-  const ix = new web3.TransactionInstruction({
-    programId,
-    keys,
-    data,
-  });
-  return ix;
-}
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/index.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 84936e74..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/generated/instructions/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./Increment";
diff --git a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/index.ts b/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e84c86c6..00000000
--- a/basics/counter/mpl-stack/ts/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export * from "./generated";