diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32e53b9..681da7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ class ReportReader {
 
 // ...
 const reader = new ReportReader();
-await report = await reader.read('report.xml');
+const report = await reader.read('report.xml');
 ```
 
 **Good:**
@@ -2094,11 +2094,11 @@ class ReportReader {
 
 // ...
 const reader = new ReportReader(new XmlFormatter());
-await report = await reader.read('report.xml');
+const report = await reader.read('report.xml');
 
 // or if we had to read a json report
 const reader = new ReportReader(new JsonFormatter());
-await report = await reader.read('report.json');
+const report = await reader.read('report.json');
 ```
 
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