diff --git a/crates/ruma/src/lib.rs b/crates/ruma/src/lib.rs
index 27cc3f48..abe6b314 100644
--- a/crates/ruma/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
 
-#[doc(inline)]
-pub use ruma_common as common;
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use ruma_common::serde;
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
index 7b606c87..b6add0cc 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ use std::{convert::TryFrom, env, process::exit};
 
 use ruma::{
     api::client::{alias::get_alias, membership::join_room_by_id, message::send_message_event},
-    common::TransactionId,
     events::room::message::RoomMessageEventContent,
-    RoomAliasId,
+    RoomAliasId, TransactionId,
 };
 
 type HttpClient = ruma::client::http_client::HyperNativeTls;