diff --git a/examples/ws_guessing_game.rs b/examples/ws_guessing_game.rs
index 544147fd4d2..4034ce3dddb 100644
--- a/examples/ws_guessing_game.rs
+++ b/examples/ws_guessing_game.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn create_server<'a>() -> anyhow::Result<EspHttpServer<'a>> {
+fn create_server() -> anyhow::Result<EspHttpServer> {
     let peripherals = Peripherals::take()?;
     let sys_loop = EspSystemEventLoop::take()?;
     let nvs = EspDefaultNvsPartition::take()?;