diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65333793..e03fcfbb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The CmdStanPy, CmdStan, and the core Stan C++ code are licensed under new BSD.
 ::
 
     import os
-    from cmdstanpy import Model, StanFit, cmdstan_path
+    from cmdstanpy import Model, cmdstan_path
 
     # specify Stan file, create, compile Model object
     bernoulli_path = os.path.join(cmdstan_path(), 'examples', 'bernoulli', 'bernoulli.stan')