diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 143c3a59baf..6099ff23e85 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ To get something from the web:
               html = await response.text()
               print("Body:", html[:15], "...")
 
-  loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-  loop.run_until_complete(main())
+    asyncio.run(main())
 
 This prints: