1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/std/http/README.md b/std/http/README.md
index e4086c1a4..26fe25bf6 100644
--- a/std/http/README.md
+++ b/std/http/README.md
@@ -56,14 +56,11 @@ console.log("Set-Cookie:", cookieHeader);
 ```typescript
 import { serve } from "https://deno.land/std/http/server.ts";
 const s = serve("0.0.0.0:8000");
+const body = new TextEncoder().encode("Hello World\n");
 
-async function main() {
-  for await (const req of s) {
-    req.respond({ body: new TextEncoder().encode("Hello World\n") });
-  }
+for await (const req of s) {
+  req.respond({ body });
 }
-
-main();
 ```
 
 ### File Server