diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6b3435..5fdfdb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ cannot be instantiated. Classes are automatically considered to be abstract if
 they contain one or more abstract methods.
 
     var Class          = require( 'easejs' ).Class,
-        abstractMethod = require( 'easejs' ).abstractMethod;
+        abstractMethod = Class.abstractMethod;
 
     var AbstractFoo = Class.extend(
     {