diff --git a/examples/extract.rs b/examples/extract.rs
index 3c230fa7..5b13531f 100644
--- a/examples/extract.rs
+++ b/examples/extract.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#![feature(old_path, old_io, env)]
+#![feature(old_path, io, fs, env)]
 
 extern crate zip;
 
-use std::old_io;
+use std::io;
+use std::fs;
 
 fn main()
 {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ fn main()
         return;
     }
     let fname = Path::new(&*args[1]);
-    let file = old_io::File::open(&fname).unwrap();
+    let file = fs::File::open(&fname).unwrap();
 
     let zipcontainer = zip::ZipReader::new(file).unwrap();
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ fn main()
         let comment = &file.file_comment;
         if comment.len() > 0 { println!("  File comment: {}", comment); }
 
-        old_io::fs::mkdir_recursive(&outpath.dir_path(), old_io::USER_DIR).unwrap();
+        fs::create_dir_all(&outpath.dir_path()).unwrap();
 
         if (&*file.file_name).ends_with("/") {
             create_directory(outpath);
@@ -36,17 +37,16 @@ fn main()
     }
 }
 
-fn write_file(zipcontainer: &zip::ZipReader<old_io::File>, file: &zip::ZipFile, outpath: Path)
+fn write_file(zipcontainer: &zip::ZipReader<fs::File>, file: &zip::ZipFile, outpath: Path)
 {
-    let mut outfile = old_io::File::create(&outpath);
+    let mut outfile = fs::File::create(&outpath).unwrap();
     let mut reader = zipcontainer.read_file(file).unwrap();
-    old_io::util::copy(&mut reader, &mut outfile).unwrap();
-    old_io::fs::chmod(&outpath, old_io::USER_FILE).unwrap();
+    io::copy(&mut reader, &mut outfile).unwrap();
 }
 
 fn create_directory(outpath: Path)
 {
-    old_io::fs::mkdir_recursive(&outpath, old_io::USER_DIR).unwrap();
+    fs::create_dir_all(&outpath).unwrap();
 }
 
 fn sanitize_filename(filename: &str) -> Path
diff --git a/examples/extract_lorem.rs b/examples/extract_lorem.rs
index 1bab70f0..f9169363 100644
--- a/examples/extract_lorem.rs
+++ b/examples/extract_lorem.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-#![feature(old_path, old_io, env)]
+#![feature(old_path, io, fs, env)]
+
+use std::io::prelude::*;
 
 extern crate zip;
 
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ fn main()
         return;
     }
     let fname = Path::new(&*args[1]);
-    let file = std::old_io::File::open(&fname).unwrap();
+    let file = std::fs::File::open(&fname).unwrap();
 
     let zipcontainer = zip::ZipReader::new(file).unwrap();
     
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ fn main()
         None => { println!("File test/lorem_ipsum.txt not found"); return }
     };
 
-    let data = zipcontainer.read_file(file).unwrap().read_to_end().unwrap();
-    let contents = String::from_utf8(data).unwrap();
+    let mut contents = String::new();
+    zipcontainer.read_file(file).unwrap().read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();
     println!("{}", contents);
 }
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index f03e9f39..ca8725d6 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ use ioconverter::IoConverter;
 /// ```
 /// fn doit() -> zip::result::ZipResult<()>
 /// {
+///     use std::io::prelude::*;
+///
 ///     // For demonstration purposes we read from an empty buffer.
 ///     // Normally a File object would be used.
-///     let buf = [0u8; 128];
-///     let mut reader = std::old_io::BufReader::new(&buf);
+///     let buf: &[u8] = &[0u8; 128];
+///     let mut reader = std::io::Cursor::new(buf);
 ///
 ///     let zip = try!(zip::ZipReader::new(reader));
 ///
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ use ioconverter::IoConverter;
 ///     {
 ///         println!("Filename: {}", file.file_name);
 ///         let mut file_reader = try!(zip.read_file(file));
-///         let first_byte = try!(file_reader.read_byte());
+///         let first_byte = try!(file_reader.bytes().next().unwrap());
 ///         println!("{}", first_byte);
 ///     }
 ///     Ok(())