diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 3befc8d9..bcfc793d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Changelog
 
 Minor changes:
 
-- ...
+- Shorten first example in documentation.
 
 Breaking changes:
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0ff9a6c8..9d1969fe 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ You can open an ``.ics`` file and see all the events:
   >>> import icalendar
   >>> from pathlib import Path
   >>> ics_path = Path("src/icalendar/tests/calendars/example.ics")
-  >>> with ics_path.open() as f:
-  ...     calendar = icalendar.Calendar.from_ical(f.read())
-  >>> for event in calendar.walk('VEVENT'):
+  >>> calendar = icalendar.Calendar.from_ical(ics_path.read_bytes())
+  >>> for event in calendar.events:
   ...     print(event.get("SUMMARY"))
   New Year's Day
   Orthodox Christmas