diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs/README.md
index bdad889670..61b55f5701 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs/README.md
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ export or if it _contains_ the default export.
 ```javascript
 "use strict";
 
-var _foo = require("foo");
-
-var _foo2 = _interopRequireDefault(_foo);
+var _foo = _interopRequireDefault(require("foo"));
 
 function _interopRequireDefault(obj) {
   return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { default: obj };