diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.md b/docs/GettingStarted.md
index 6825ac30e0..0c3f143a0d 100644
--- a/docs/GettingStarted.md
+++ b/docs/GettingStarted.md
@@ -1936,16 +1936,12 @@ Datadog.configure do |c|
 end
 
 class NestedApp < Sinatra::Base
-  register Datadog::Tracing::Contrib::Sinatra::Tracer
-
   get '/nested' do
     'Hello from nested app!'
   end
 end
 
 class App < Sinatra::Base
-  register Datadog::Tracing::Contrib::Sinatra::Tracer
-
   use NestedApp
 
   get '/' do
@@ -1954,8 +1950,6 @@ class App < Sinatra::Base
 end
 ```
 
-Ensure you register `Datadog::Tracing::Contrib::Sinatra::Tracer` as a middleware before you mount your nested applications.
-
 #### Instrumentation options
 
 `options` are the following keyword arguments: