1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/std/http/README.md b/std/http/README.md
index 459c8e286..993b46cb8 100644
--- a/std/http/README.md
+++ b/std/http/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 
 ```typescript
 import { serve } from "https://deno.land/std/http/server.ts";
-const body = new TextEncoder().encode("Hello World\n");
 const s = serve({ port: 8000 });
 console.log("http://localhost:8000/");
 for await (const req of s) {
-  req.respond({ body });
+  req.respond({ body: "Hello World\n" });
 }
 ```