diff --git a/examples/todo/Cargo.toml b/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
index 01c9bb48..4281c31a 100644
--- a/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/todo/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ rand = "0.5"
 [dependencies.rocket_contrib]
 path = "../../contrib/lib"
 default_features = false
-features = ["tera_templates", "diesel_sqlite_pool"]
+features = ["tera_templates", "diesel_sqlite_pool", "static_files"]
diff --git a/examples/todo/src/main.rs b/examples/todo/src/main.rs
index 51536365..5d622e3c 100644
--- a/examples/todo/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/todo/src/main.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 extern crate rocket_contrib;
 
-mod static_files;
 mod task;
 #[cfg(test)] mod tests;
 
 use rocket::Rocket;
 use rocket::request::{Form, FlashMessage};
 use rocket::response::{Flash, Redirect};
-use rocket_contrib::Template;
-use rocket_contrib::databases::database;
+use rocket_contrib::{Template, databases::database, static_files::StaticFiles};
 use diesel::SqliteConnection;
 
 use task::{Task, Todo};
@@ -76,7 +74,8 @@ fn index(msg: Option<FlashMessage>, conn: DbConn) -> Template {
 fn rocket() -> (Rocket, Option<DbConn>) {
     let rocket = rocket::ignite()
         .attach(DbConn::fairing())
-        .mount("/", routes![index, static_files::all])
+        .mount("/", StaticFiles::from("static/"))
+        .mount("/", routes![index])
         .mount("/todo", routes![new, toggle, delete])
         .attach(Template::fairing());
 
diff --git a/examples/todo/src/static_files.rs b/examples/todo/src/static_files.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0336de7a..00000000
--- a/examples/todo/src/static_files.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use rocket::response::NamedFile;
-
-#[get("/<path..>", rank = 5)]
-fn all(path: PathBuf) -> Option<NamedFile> {
-    NamedFile::open(Path::new("static/").join(path)).ok()
-}