diff --git a/examples/simple.rs b/examples/simple.rs
index 8576ddd..b040b77 100644
--- a/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/examples/simple.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let make_service = tower::service_fn(|addr: &AddrStream| {
         tracing::debug!(remote_addr = %addr.remote_addr, local_addr = %addr.local_addr, "accept");
 
-        let service = tower::ServiceBuilder::new()
-            .buffer(16)
-            .service_fn(handle_req);
+        let service = tower::ServiceBuilder::new().service_fn(handle_req);
 
         futures::future::ok::<_, std::convert::Infallible>(service)
     });