diff --git a/src/extract.rs b/src/extract.rs
index 1687973ac..425637311 100644
--- a/src/extract.rs
+++ b/src/extract.rs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ pub trait FromRequest: Sized {
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 /// use actix_web::{web, dev, App, Error, HttpRequest, FromRequest};
 /// use actix_web::error::ErrorBadRequest;
+/// use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 /// use rand;
 ///
 /// #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ where
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 /// use actix_web::{web, dev, App, Result, Error, HttpRequest, FromRequest};
 /// use actix_web::error::ErrorBadRequest;
+/// use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 /// use rand;
 ///
 /// #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 6d9d26e8c..ea27e303c 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ impl Drop for HttpRequest {
 /// ## Example
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 /// use actix_web::{web, App, HttpRequest};
+/// use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 ///
 /// /// extract `Thing` from request
 /// fn index(req: HttpRequest) -> String {
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index f4d303632..35b842944 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ impl Route {
     /// Set handler function, use request extractors for parameters.
     ///
     /// ```rust
-    /// #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
     /// use actix_web::{web, http, App};
+    /// use serde_derive::Deserialize;
     ///
     /// #[derive(Deserialize)]
     /// struct Info {
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ impl Route {
     ///
     /// ```rust
     /// # use futures::future::ok;
-    /// #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
     /// use actix_web::{web, App, Error};
     /// use futures::Future;
+    /// use serde_derive::Deserialize;
     ///
     /// #[derive(Deserialize)]
     /// struct Info {