diff --git a/examples/signals/signals.go b/examples/signals/signals.go
index 4cd373b..ba587e1 100644
--- a/examples/signals/signals.go
+++ b/examples/signals/signals.go
@@ -18,29 +18,21 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Go signal notification works by sending `os.Signal`
 	// values on a channel. We'll create a channel to
-	// receive these notifications (we'll also make one to
-	// notify us when the program can exit).
+	// receive these notifications.
+	// **Note** that this channel is "buffered".
 	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	done := make(chan bool, 1)
 
 	// `signal.Notify` registers the given channel to
 	// receive notifications of the specified signals.
 	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
-	// This goroutine executes a blocking receive for
-	// signals. When it gets one it'll print it out
-	// and then notify the program that it can finish.
-	go func() {
-		sig := <-sigs
-		fmt.Println()
-		fmt.Println(sig)
-		done <- true
-	}()
-
-	// The program will wait here until it gets the
-	// expected signal (as indicated by the goroutine
-	// above sending a value on `done`) and then exit.
 	fmt.Println("awaiting signal")
-	<-done
+
+	// Because the `sigs` channel is buffered, the program
+	// will wait here until it gets the expected signal and
+	// then exit.
+	sig := <-sigs
+	fmt.Println()
+	fmt.Println(sig)
 	fmt.Println("exiting")
 }