diff --git a/src/zope/structuredtext/docbook.py b/src/zope/structuredtext/docbook.py
index ab1c040..44f9d13 100644
--- a/src/zope/structuredtext/docbook.py
+++ b/src/zope/structuredtext/docbook.py
@@ -135,18 +135,13 @@ def numbered(self, doc, level, output):
         self._list(doc, level, output, 'orderedlist')
 
     def example(self, doc, level, output):
-        i = 0
         for c in doc.getChildNodes():
-            if i == 0:
-                output('<programlisting>\n<![CDATA[\n')
-                ##
-                ## eek.  A ']]>' in your body will break this...
-                ##
-                output(prestrip(c.getNodeValue()))
-                output('\n]]></programlisting>\n')
-            else:
-                getattr(self, self.element_types[c.getNodeName()])(
-                    c, level, output)
+            output('<programlisting>\n<![CDATA[\n')
+            ##
+            ## eek.  A ']]>' in your body will break this...
+            ##
+            output(prestrip(c.getNodeValue()))
+            output('\n]]></programlisting>\n')
 
     def paragraph(self, doc, level, output):
         output('<para>\n\n')
diff --git a/src/zope/structuredtext/html.py b/src/zope/structuredtext/html.py
index 44ca150..1012ddf 100644
--- a/src/zope/structuredtext/html.py
+++ b/src/zope/structuredtext/html.py
@@ -138,16 +138,10 @@ def numbered(self, doc, level, output):
         self._list(doc, level, output, "ol")
 
     def example(self, doc, level, output):
-        i = 0
         for c in doc.getChildNodes():
-            if i == 0:
-                output('\n<pre>\n')
-                output(escape(c.getNodeValue()))
-                output('\n</pre>\n')
-                # XXX: Nothing ever changes the value of i!
-            else:
-                getattr(self, self.element_types[c.getNodeName()])(
-                    c, level, output)
+            output('\n<pre>\n')
+            output(escape(c.getNodeValue()))
+            output('\n</pre>\n')
 
     def paragraph(self, doc, level, output):
         output('<p>')