diff --git a/examples/chat/app.js b/examples/chat/app.js
index b1649c478c..6f3c9fba6d 100644
--- a/examples/chat/app.js
+++ b/examples/chat/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var express = require('express');
 var app = express();
 var server = require('http').createServer(app);
-var io = require('socket.io').listen(server);
+var io = require('../..').listen(server);
 var port = 8000;
 
 server.listen(port);
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ function getNumberOfUsersString () {
 	var numUsers = Object.keys(usernames).length;
 	var numUsersString = '<span class="log">(' + numUsers + ' ' + ((numUsers === 1) ? 'user' : 'users') + ' in chatroom)</span>';
 	return numUsersString;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/chat/package.json b/examples/chat/package.json
index ad10e5bcd5..5b8eb1100a 100644
--- a/examples/chat/package.json
+++ b/examples/chat/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/grant/socket.io-chat/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "~3.4.8",
-    "socket.io": "~0.9.16"
+    "express": "~3.4.8"
   }
 }