diff --git a/rye/src/templates/lib/maturin/lib.rs.j2 b/rye/src/templates/lib/maturin/lib.rs.j2
index baf9c5b4fe..e0ee798bdb 100644
--- a/rye/src/templates/lib/maturin/lib.rs.j2
+++ b/rye/src/templates/lib/maturin/lib.rs.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const LIB_RS_TEMPLATE: &str = r#"use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
 
 /// Prints a message.
 #[pyfunction]