diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a032f2..d7f5f70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you have a file containing _ code, you can import it after importing
 _. Cool, huh?
 
 Please note that the file you are importing is either an `.us` file or import
-it by the fully qualified name(e.g. `import \_.py`).
+it by the fully qualified name(e.g. `import _.py`).
 
 The idea behind it is using Pythons import hooks to achieve something similar
 to mames' original script, only that it works the opposite way.