diff --git a/examples/esp32/WebSocketClient/WebSocketClient.ino b/examples/esp32/WebSocketClient/WebSocketClient.ino
index 7483b6b..ae3b1d0 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/WebSocketClient/WebSocketClient.ino
+++ b/examples/esp32/WebSocketClient/WebSocketClient.ino
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 WiFiMulti WiFiMulti;
 WebSocketsClient webSocket;
 
-HardwareSerial Serial1(2);
-
 #define USE_SERIAL Serial1
 
 void hexdump(const void *mem, uint32_t len, uint8_t cols = 16) {
diff --git a/examples/esp32/WebSocketClientSSL/WebSocketClientSSL.ino b/examples/esp32/WebSocketClientSSL/WebSocketClientSSL.ino
index 5b4f3a5..8761d19 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/WebSocketClientSSL/WebSocketClientSSL.ino
+++ b/examples/esp32/WebSocketClientSSL/WebSocketClientSSL.ino
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 WiFiMulti WiFiMulti;
 WebSocketsClient webSocket;
 
-HardwareSerial Serial1(2);
-
 #define USE_SERIAL Serial1
 
 void hexdump(const void *mem, uint32_t len, uint8_t cols = 16) {
diff --git a/examples/esp32/WebSocketServer/WebSocketServer.ino b/examples/esp32/WebSocketServer/WebSocketServer.ino
index da7d38f..2174ebe 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/WebSocketServer/WebSocketServer.ino
+++ b/examples/esp32/WebSocketServer/WebSocketServer.ino
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 WiFiMulti WiFiMulti;
 WebSocketsServer webSocket = WebSocketsServer(81);
 
-HardwareSerial Serial1(2);
-
 #define USE_SERIAL Serial1
 
 void hexdump(const void *mem, uint32_t len, uint8_t cols = 16) {