diff --git a/cpp/external/brandkit/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/external/brandkit/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9ca3e3a..000000000
--- a/cpp/external/brandkit/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Placeholder implementation for brandkit module
-// This will be implemented in Stage 3 - Application-specific
-
-namespace elizaos {
-    void brandkit_placeholder() {
-        // Placeholder std::function to make library linkable
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cpp/external/classified/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/external/classified/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e164071c6..000000000
--- a/cpp/external/classified/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#include "elizaos/classified.hpp"
-
-namespace elizaos {
-
-ClassifiedGame::ClassifiedGame()
-    : logger_(std::make_shared<AgentLogger>()) {
-    elizaos::logInfo("[CLASSIFIED] Initializing", "classified");
-}
-
-bool ClassifiedGame::initialize() {
-    elizaos::logInfo("[CLASSIFIED] System initialized", "classified");
-    return true;
-}
-
-void ClassifiedGame::runGame() {
-    elizaos::logInfo("[CLASSIFIED] Running game loop", "classified");
-}
-
-void ClassifiedGame::shutdown() {
-    elizaos::logInfo("[CLASSIFIED] Shutting down", "classified");
-}
-
-} // namespace elizaos
diff --git a/cpp/external/hat/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/external/hat/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e8dbc0f78..000000000
--- a/cpp/external/hat/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Placeholder implementation for hat module
-// This will be implemented in Stage 3 - Application-specific
-
-namespace elizaos {
-    void hat_placeholder() {
-        // Placeholder std::function to make library linkable
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cpp/external/the_org/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/external/the_org/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 46561b591..000000000
--- a/cpp/external/the_org/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Placeholder implementation for the_org module
-// This will be implemented in Stage 3 - Application-specific
-
-namespace elizaos {
-    void the_org_placeholder() {
-        // Placeholder std::function to make library linkable
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cpp/packages/plugins/eliza_plugin_starter/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/packages/plugins/eliza_plugin_starter/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 9080ce396..000000000
--- a/cpp/packages/plugins/eliza_plugin_starter/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Placeholder implementation for eliza_plugin_starter module
-// This will be implemented in Stage 3 - Application-specific
-
-namespace elizaos {
-    void eliza_plugin_starter_placeholder() {
-        // Placeholder std::function to make library linkable
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cpp/packages/starters/eliza_nextjs_starter/src/placeholder.cpp b/cpp/packages/starters/eliza_nextjs_starter/src/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b06f277d6..000000000
--- a/cpp/packages/starters/eliza_nextjs_starter/src/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// Placeholder implementation for eliza_nextjs_starter module
-// This will be implemented in Stage 3 - Application-specific
-
-namespace elizaos {
-    void eliza_nextjs_starter_placeholder() {
-        // Placeholder std::function to make library linkable
-    }
-}