diff --git a/packages/docs/sdk/docs/connect/README.md b/packages/docs/sdk/docs/connect/README.md
index 07026c24d..29a825496 100644
--- a/packages/docs/sdk/docs/connect/README.md
+++ b/packages/docs/sdk/docs/connect/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ import { Connection, CeloProvider } from '@celo/connect'
 
 const web3 = new Web3("YOUR_RPC_URL")
 const connection = new Connection(web3)
-
-connection.setProvider()
-
-const connectedChainID =  await connection.chainId()
-
 ```
 
 For a raw transaction:
diff --git a/packages/sdk/connect/README.md b/packages/sdk/connect/README.md
index 9a96ba831..5b85a3c97 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/connect/README.md
+++ b/packages/sdk/connect/README.md
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ import { Connection, CeloProvider } from '@celo/connect'
 
 const web3 = new Web3("YOUR_RPC_URL")
 const connection = new Connection(web3)
-
-connection.setProvider()
-
-const connectedChainID =  await connection.chainId()
-
 ```
 
 For a raw transaction: