diff --git a/examples/busdevice_read_register_spi_simpletest.py b/examples/busdevice_read_register_spi_simpletest.py
index a66d9e2..6e14612 100644
--- a/examples/busdevice_read_register_spi_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/busdevice_read_register_spi_simpletest.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import digitalio
 from adafruit_bus_device.spi_device import SPIDevice
 
-DEVICE_ADDRESS = 0x68  # device address of BMP280 board
 A_DEVICE_REGISTER = 0xD0  # device id register on the BMP280 board
 
 # The follow is for SPI communications