diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1ba6c34..2d4c5ca 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ Usage
 
         # mark the message as read
         imbox.mark_seen(uid)
-
-    # To use with starttls
-    with Imbox('server.com',
-        username='username',
-        password='password',
-        ssl=False,
-        ssl_context=None,
-        starttls=True) as imbox: