diff --git a/example/simple/sftp.c b/example/simple/sftp.c
index 156ad3ac..9b443785 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp.c,v 1.15 2008/11/10 16:48:41 bagder Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp.c,v 1.16 2009/03/31 12:20:36 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP transfers.
  *
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return -1;
     }
 
-    /* Since we have not set non-blocking, tell libssh2 we are blocking */
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(session, 1);
-
     /* At this point we havn't yet authenticated.  The first thing to do
      * is check the hostkey's fingerprint against our known hosts Your app
      * may have it hard coded, may go to a file, may present it to the
@@ -207,9 +204,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto shutdown;
     }
 
-    /* Since we have not set non-blocking, tell libssh2 we are blocking */
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(session, 1);
-
     fprintf(stderr, "libssh2_sftp_open()!\n");
     /* Request a file via SFTP */
     sftp_handle =
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_write.c b/example/simple/sftp_write.c
index 2fe58898..f1683956 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_write.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_write.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_write.c,v 1.9 2008/11/10 16:48:41 bagder Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_write.c,v 1.10 2009/03/31 12:20:36 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP write transfers.
  *
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         goto shutdown;
     }
 
-    /* Since we have not set non-blocking, tell libssh2 we are blocking */
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(session, 1);
-
     fprintf(stderr, "libssh2_sftp_open()!\n");
     /* Request a file via SFTP */
     sftp_handle =
diff --git a/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c b/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
index 7e562503..65b11c7c 100644
--- a/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
+++ b/example/simple/sftp_write_nonblock.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sftp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.12 2008/11/10 16:48:41 bagder Exp $
+ * $Id: sftp_write_nonblock.c,v 1.13 2009/03/31 12:20:36 bagder Exp $
  *
  * Sample showing how to do SFTP non-blocking write transfers.
  *
@@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     } while (!sftp_session);
 
-    /* Since we have set non-blocking, tell libssh2 we are non-blocking */
-    libssh2_session_set_blocking(session, 0);
-
     fprintf(stderr, "libssh2_sftp_open()!\n");
     /* Request a file via SFTP */
     do {