diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 146dc06d..fbcb393f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Behold, the power of Requests:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    >>> import requests
     >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
     >>> r.status_code
     200
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 160596d0..d8279a9c 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ constantly reading documentation, depression, headaches, or even death.
 
 Behold, the power of Requests::
 
-    >>> import requests
     >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
     >>> r.status_code
     200