diff --git a/examples/defer/defer.go b/examples/defer/defer.go
index 8d1c3ed..0eca985 100644
--- a/examples/defer/defer.go
+++ b/examples/defer/defer.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func closeFile(f *os.File) {
 	fmt.Println("closing")
 	err := f.Close()
 	if err != nil {
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }