diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ use chrono::{UTC, Local, DateTime};
 
 let utc: DateTime<UTC> = UTC::now();       // e.g. `2014-11-28T12:45:59.324310806Z`
 let local: DateTime<Local> = Local::now(); // e.g. `2014-11-28T21:45:59.324310806+09:00`
-# let _ = utc; let _ = local;
 ~~~~
 
 Alternatively, you can create your own date and time.
@@ -80,14 +79,10 @@ Addition and subtraction is also supported.
 The following illustrates most supported operations to the date and time:
 
 ~~~~ {.rust}
-# /* we intentionally fake the datetime...
 use chrono::{UTC, Local, Datelike, Timelike, Weekday, Duration};
 
 // assume this returned `2014-11-28T21:45:59.324310806+09:00`:
 let dt = Local::now();
-# */ // up to here. we now define a fixed datetime for the illustrative purpose.
-# use chrono::{UTC, FixedOffset, Offset, Datelike, Timelike, Weekday, Duration};
-# let dt = FixedOffset::east(9*3600).ymd(2014, 11, 28).and_hms_nano(21, 45, 59, 324310806);
 
 // property accessors
 assert_eq!((dt.year(), dt.month(), dt.day()), (2014, 11, 28));
@@ -141,7 +136,6 @@ whenever appropriate.
 ~~~~ {.rust}
 use chrono::{UTC, Local, Offset, LocalResult, Datelike, Weekday};
 
-# // these *may* fail, but only very rarely. just rerun the test if you were that unfortunate ;)
 assert_eq!(UTC::today(), UTC::now().date());
 assert_eq!(Local::today(), Local::now().date());