diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b7d6d034..ed673345 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -387,12 +387,7 @@ void file_events_example()
     handlers.after_open = [](spdlog::filename_t filename, std::FILE *fstream) { fputs("After opening\n", fstream); };
     handlers.before_close = [](spdlog::filename_t filename, std::FILE *fstream) { fputs("Before closing\n", fstream); };
     handlers.after_close = [](spdlog::filename_t filename) { spdlog::info("After closing {}", filename); };
-    auto file_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>("logs/events-sample.txt", true, handlers);
-    
-    spdlog::logger my_logger("some_logger", file_sink);
-    // or
-    // auto my_logger = spdlog::basic_logger_st("some_logger", "logs/events-sample.txt", true, handlers);
-    my_logger.info("Some log line");
+    auto my_logger = spdlog::basic_logger_st("some_logger", "logs/events-sample.txt", true, handlers);        
 }
 ```