diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e4ecc8..3b975b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ import (
 
 Convert Markdown documents with the CommonMark compliant mode:
 
-```go
-```
-
 ```go
 var buf bytes.Buffer
 if err := goldmark.Convert(source, &buf); err != nil {