diff --git a/src/doc/guide.md b/src/doc/guide.md
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@@ -1577,8 +1577,6 @@ we haven't seen before. Here's a simple program that reads some input,
 and then prints it back out:
 
 ```{rust,ignore}
-use std::io;
-
 fn main() {
     println!("Type something!");