diff --git a/example/example.cpp b/example/example.cpp
index 1c441076..b9cd9d16 100644
--- a/example/example.cpp
+++ b/example/example.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ void udp_example();
 void custom_flags_example();
 
 #include "spdlog/spdlog.h"
+#include "spdlog/pattern_formatter.h"
 #include "spdlog/cfg/env.h"  // support for loading levels from the environment variable
 #include "spdlog/fmt/ostr.h" // support for user defined types
-#include "spdlog/pattern_formatter.h"
-#include "spdlog/default_formatter.h"
-
-using spdlog::details::make_unique; // for pre c++14
 
 int main(int, char *[])
 {
@@ -51,10 +48,9 @@ int main(int, char *[])
     spdlog::debug("This message should be displayed..");
 
     // Customize msg format for all loggers
-    auto formatter = make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("[multi_sink_example] [%^%l%$] %v");
-    spdlog::set_formatter(std::move(formatter));
+    spdlog::set_pattern("[%H:%M:%S %z] [%^%L%$] [thread %t] %v");
     spdlog::info("This an info message with custom format");
-    spdlog::set_formatter(make_unique<spdlog::default_formatter>()); // back to default format
+    spdlog::set_pattern("%+"); // back to default format
     spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::info);
 
     // Backtrace support
@@ -222,14 +218,14 @@ void udp_example()
     my_logger->info("hello world");
 }
 
-#include <spdlog/pattern_formatter.h>
 // A logger with multiple sinks (stdout and file) - each with a different format and log level.
 void multi_sink_example()
 {
+    using spdlog::details::make_unique; // for pre c++14
     auto console_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::stdout_color_sink_mt>();
     console_sink->set_level(spdlog::level::warn);
-    auto formatter = make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("[multi_sink_example] [%^%l%$] %v");
-    console_sink->set_formatter(std::move(formatter));
+    console_sink->set_formatter(make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("[multi_sink_example] [%^%l%$] %v"));
+
     auto file_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>("logs/multisink.txt", true);
     file_sink->set_level(spdlog::level::trace);
 
@@ -305,6 +301,7 @@ public:
 void custom_flags_example()
 {
 
+    using spdlog::details::make_unique; // for pre c++14
     auto formatter = make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>("");
     formatter->add_flag<my_formatter_flag>('*').set_pattern("[%n] [%*] [%^%l%$] %v");
     spdlog::set_formatter(std::move(formatter));