diff --git a/pkgs/pool/README.md b/pkgs/pool/README.md
index 8987288..641e772 100644
--- a/pkgs/pool/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/pool/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Future<String> readFile(String path) {
   // Since the call to [File.readAsString] is within [withResource], no more
   // than ten files will be open at once.
-  return pool.withResource(() => return new File(path).readAsString());
+  return pool.withResource(() => new File(path).readAsString());
 }
 ```