diff --git a/examples/compact-color.rs b/examples/compact-color.rs
index 87a7f2a..97b3579 100644
--- a/examples/compact-color.rs
+++ b/examples/compact-color.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ extern crate slog_term;
 extern crate slog_async;
 
 use slog::Drain;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod common;
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ fn main() {
     let drain = slog_term::CompactFormat::new(decorator).build().fuse();
     let drain = slog_async::Async::new(drain).build().fuse();
 
-    let log = slog::Logger::root(Arc::new(drain), o!("version" => "0.5"));
+    let log = slog::Logger::root(drain, o!("version" => "0.5"));
 
     common::simulate_server(log);
 }
diff --git a/examples/compact.rs b/examples/compact.rs
index 85b2d05..7469239 100644
--- a/examples/compact.rs
+++ b/examples/compact.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ extern crate slog_term;
 extern crate slog_async;
 
 use slog::Drain;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod common;
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ fn main() {
     let drain = slog_term::CompactFormat::new(decorator).build().fuse();
     let drain = slog_async::Async::new(drain).build().fuse();
 
-    let log = slog::Logger::root(Arc::new(drain), o!("version" => "0.5"));
+    let log = slog::Logger::root(drain, o!("version" => "0.5"));
 
     common::simulate_server(log);
 }
diff --git a/examples/full.rs b/examples/full.rs
index 4cd2efa..d1afa99 100644
--- a/examples/full.rs
+++ b/examples/full.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ extern crate slog;
 extern crate slog_term;
 
 use slog::Drain;
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod common;
 
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ fn main() {
     let decorator = slog_term::PlainSyncDecorator::new(std::io::stdout());
     let drain = slog_term::FullFormat::new(decorator).build().fuse();
 
-    let log = slog::Logger::root(Arc::new(drain), o!("version" => "0.5"));
+    let log = slog::Logger::root(drain, o!("version" => "0.5"));
 
     common::simulate_server(log);
 }