diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index 7c79e9a..f85c6c9 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<std::error::Error>> {
 
     println!("GET https://www.rust-lang.org");
 
-    let mut res = reqwest::get("https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/")?;
+    let mut res = reqwest::get("https://www.rust-lang.org/")?;
 
     println!("Status: {}", res.status());
     println!("Headers:\n{:?}", res.headers());