diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md
index 5563936dc9d7..837a99f07e7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/README.md
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ In the file `pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix` you can find fetch helpers, these
 
   ```nix
   src = fetchgit {
-    url = "git@github.com:NixOS/nix.git"
     url = "git://github.com/NixOS/nix.git";
     rev = "1f795f9f44607cc5bec70d1300150bfefcef2aae";
     hash = "sha256-7D4m+saJjbSFP5hOwpQq2FGR2rr+psQMTcyb1ZvtXsQ=";