diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index f3e73e336..faeb8a773 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ framework and increments a value in Redis:
 
     from flask import Flask
     from redis import Redis
-    import os
+
     app = Flask(__name__)
     redis = Redis(host='redis', port=6379)