diff --git a/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch.rs b/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch.rs
index e50f9178..45032421 100644
--- a/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch.rs
+++ b/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-extern crate rocket;
+#[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 
-use rocket::{catch, Request};
+use rocket::Request;
 
 #[catch(404)]
 struct Catcher(String);
diff --git a/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch_type_errors.rs b/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch_type_errors.rs
index 89a37da7..c68bb867 100644
--- a/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch_type_errors.rs
+++ b/core/codegen_next/tests/ui-fail/catch_type_errors.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-extern crate rocket;
+#[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 
-use rocket::{catch, Request};
+use rocket::Request;
 
 #[catch(404)]
 fn f1(_request: &Request) -> usize {
diff --git a/core/lib/src/catcher.rs b/core/lib/src/catcher.rs
index b12a1d04..63cf68dc 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/catcher.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/catcher.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ use yansi::Color::*;
 ///
 /// #[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 ///
-/// use rocket::{catch, Request};
+/// use rocket::Request;
 ///
 /// #[catch(500)]
 /// fn internal_error() -> &'static str {
diff --git a/core/lib/src/rocket.rs b/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
index 1b1602b0..53dcdcb0 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ impl Rocket {
     ///
     /// #[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
     ///
-    /// use rocket::{catch, Request};
+    /// use rocket::Request;
     ///
     /// #[catch(500)]
     /// fn internal_error() -> &'static str {
diff --git a/core/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs b/core/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
index 34d9ba52..9499ca83 100644
--- a/core/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
+++ b/core/lib/tests/redirect_from_catcher-issue-113.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 
-use rocket::{catch, response::Redirect};
+use rocket::response::Redirect;
 
 #[catch(404)]
 fn not_found() -> Redirect {
diff --git a/examples/content_types/src/main.rs b/examples/content_types/src/main.rs
index f2c5cabd..83c6bcdf 100644
--- a/examples/content_types/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/content_types/src/main.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #![feature(plugin, decl_macro, proc_macro_non_items)]
 #![plugin(rocket_codegen)]
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate rocket;
+#[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 extern crate serde_json;
 #[macro_use] extern crate serde_derive;
 
 #[cfg(test)] mod tests;
 
-use rocket::{catch, Request, response::content};
+use rocket::{Request, response::content};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct Person {
diff --git a/examples/errors/src/main.rs b/examples/errors/src/main.rs
index 6524108c..3830b3e1 100644
--- a/examples/errors/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/errors/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(test)] mod tests;
 
-use rocket::{catch, response::content};
+use rocket::response::content;
 
 #[get("/hello/<name>/<age>")]
 fn hello(name: String, age: i8) -> String {
diff --git a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
index 6c471077..5d42b4c8 100644
--- a/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/handlebars_templates/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extern crate rocket_contrib;
 
 #[cfg(test)] mod tests;
 
-use rocket::{catch, Request};
+use rocket::Request;
 use rocket::response::Redirect;
 use rocket_contrib::{Template, handlebars};
 
diff --git a/examples/json/src/main.rs b/examples/json/src/main.rs
index 0f75e08b..9e6fccf8 100644
--- a/examples/json/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/json/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(test)] mod tests;
 
-use rocket::{catch, State};
+use rocket::State;
 use rocket_contrib::{Json, JsonValue};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
diff --git a/examples/tera_templates/src/main.rs b/examples/tera_templates/src/main.rs
index 16a7e411..a43c2915 100644
--- a/examples/tera_templates/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tera_templates/src/main.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern crate serde_json;
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use rocket::{catch, Request};
+use rocket::Request;
 use rocket::response::Redirect;
 use rocket_contrib::Template;
 
diff --git a/site/guide/requests.md b/site/guide/requests.md
index 2558d9b0..2e62f31d 100644
--- a/site/guide/requests.md
+++ b/site/guide/requests.md
@@ -751,8 +751,6 @@ catch. For instance, to declare a catcher for `404 Not Found` errors, you'd
 write:
 
 ```rust
-use rocket::catch;
-
 #[catch(404)]
 fn not_found(req: &Request) -> T { .. }
 ```