diff --git a/docs/runtime/shell.md b/docs/runtime/shell.md
index f866fb8098..9aea702c8d 100644
--- a/docs/runtime/shell.md
+++ b/docs/runtime/shell.md
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Quickstart:
 import { $ } from "bun";
 
 const response = await fetch("https://example.com");
-const buffer = Buffer.alloc(100);
 
 // Use Response as stdin.
 await $`echo < ${response} > wc -c`; // 120