diff --git a/examples/shorten_url.py b/examples/shorten_url.py
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index 61eb105..0000000
--- a/examples/shorten_url.py
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-from twython import Twython
-
-# Shortening URLs requires no authentication, huzzah
-shortURL = Twython.shorten_url('http://www.webs.com/')
-
-print shortURL