diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf6fae2a..8ac9f54b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 Simple Rust library to generate X.509 certificates.
 
 ```Rust
-extern crate rcgen;
 use rcgen::{generate_simple_self_signed, CertifiedKey};
 // Generate a certificate that's valid for "localhost" and "hello.world.example"
 let subject_alt_names = vec!["hello.world.example".to_string(),
diff --git a/rcgen/src/lib.rs b/rcgen/src/lib.rs
index 4f8fb639..e99540a7 100644
--- a/rcgen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rcgen/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ a key pair to call [`CertificateParams::signed_by()`] or [`CertificateParams::se
 ## Example
 
 ```
-extern crate rcgen;
 use rcgen::{generate_simple_self_signed, CertifiedKey};
 # fn main () {
 // Generate a certificate that's valid for "localhost" and "hello.world.example"