diff --git a/src/game-of-life/hello-world.md b/src/game-of-life/hello-world.md
index 6f59daf1..ee074bfc 100644
--- a/src/game-of-life/hello-world.md
+++ b/src/game-of-life/hello-world.md
@@ -65,14 +65,8 @@ mod utils;
 
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
-// When the `wee_alloc` feature is enabled, use `wee_alloc` as the global
-// allocator.
-#[cfg(feature = "wee_alloc")]
-#[global_allocator]
-static ALLOC: wee_alloc::WeeAlloc = wee_alloc::WeeAlloc::INIT;
-
 #[wasm_bindgen]
-extern {
+extern "C" {
     fn alert(s: &str);
 }