diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3580ebd..46b21d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ extern crate ferris_says;
 The following bit of code will write the byte string to STDOUT
 
 ```rust
-extern crate ferris_says;
-
 use ferris_says::say;
-use std::io::{ stdout, BufWriter };
+use std::io::{stdout, BufWriter};
 
 fn main() {
-    let out = b"Hello fellow Rustaceans!";
+    let out = "Hello fellow Rustaceans!";
     let width = 24;
 
     let mut writer = BufWriter::new(stdout());