diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 373b993..60dc63a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ The package provides an interface to [SQLite][1].
 ## Example
 
 ```rust
-use std::path::Path;
-
 let database = sqlite::open(":memory:").unwrap();
 
 database.execute(r#"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3d3649d..f91bba5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 //! ## Example
 //!
 //! ```
-//! use std::path::Path;
-//!
 //! let database = sqlite::open(":memory:").unwrap();
 //!
 //! database.execute(r#"