diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1614670..44a3ea4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ for use in your own Rust applications. can both parse and export Bitsy game data
 a simple example program:
 
 ```rust
-extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
diff --git a/src/bin/bitsy-dedupe.rs b/src/bin/bitsy-dedupe.rs
index 733e6ce..7cb1731 100644
--- a/src/bin/bitsy-dedupe.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bitsy-dedupe.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
diff --git a/src/bin/bitsy-merge.rs b/src/bin/bitsy-merge.rs
index 79df5d2..1a6f47f 100644
--- a/src/bin/bitsy-merge.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bitsy-merge.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
diff --git a/src/bin/bitsy-parse.rs b/src/bin/bitsy-parse.rs
index 06118d2..a50ceaf 100644
--- a/src/bin/bitsy-parse.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bitsy-parse.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
diff --git a/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs b/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
index b8a4f1e..393c892 100644
--- a/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bitsy-validate.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate bitsy_parser;
 use bitsy_parser::game::Game;
 use std::{env, fs};