diff --git a/github/example_organization_test.go b/github/example_organization_test.go
index dba10b70..cb0c43cb 100644
--- a/github/example_organization_test.go
+++ b/github/example_organization_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func checkErr(err error) {
 func ExampleOrganizationsClient_Get() {
 	// Create a new client
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c, err := github.NewClient(ctx)
+	c, err := github.NewClient()
 	checkErr(err)
 
 	// Get public information about the fluxcd organization
diff --git a/github/example_repository_test.go b/github/example_repository_test.go
index 254ffb0f..baa339c8 100644
--- a/github/example_repository_test.go
+++ b/github/example_repository_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func ExampleOrgRepositoriesClient_Get() {
 	// Create a new client
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c, err := github.NewClient(ctx)
+	c, err := github.NewClient()
 	checkErr(err)
 
 	// Parse the URL into an OrgRepositoryRef