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@@ -21,19 +21,11 @@ or run:
 cargo add ferris-says
 ```
 
-Then import the crate with:
-
-```rust
-extern crate ferris_says;
-```
-
 ### Example
 
 The following bit of code will write the byte string to STDOUT
 
 ```rust
-extern crate ferris_says;
-
 use ferris_says::say;
 use std::io::{ stdout, BufWriter };