diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 919caaac..52289f02 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ consumption.
 
 **Behold, the power of Requests**::
 
-    >>> import requests
     >>> r = requests.get('https://api.github.com/user', auth=('user', 'pass'))
     >>> r.status_code
     200