diff --git a/doc/try.rst b/doc/try.rst
index abbbcdd7e..0f145adf1 100644
--- a/doc/try.rst
+++ b/doc/try.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ hypervisor, the Service VM, and a User VM on a supported Intel target platform.
    reference/hardware
    getting-started/overview_dev
    getting-started/getting-started
-   misc/sample_application/README
 
 After getting familiar with ACRN development, check out these
 :ref:`develop_acrn` for information about more-advanced scenarios and enabling
diff --git a/misc/sample_application/README.rst b/misc/sample_application/README.rst
index 8f198729d..700bcab46 100644
--- a/misc/sample_application/README.rst
+++ b/misc/sample_application/README.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+:orphan:
+
 .. _sample-app:
 
 ACRN Sample Application