diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de9b50fc..5d849eb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ $ cmake .. && make -j
 #### Basic usage
 ```c++
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
-#include "spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h"
 
 int main() 
 {
@@ -79,10 +78,6 @@ int main()
     // define SPDLOG_ACTIVE_LEVEL to desired level
     SPDLOG_TRACE("Some trace message with param {}", 42);
     SPDLOG_DEBUG("Some debug message");
-    
-    // Set the default logger to file logger
-    auto file_logger = spdlog::basic_logger_mt("basic_logger", "logs/basic.txt");
-    spdlog::set_default_logger(file_logger);            
 }
 
 ```