diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 49d025fb..9efbad4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -423,13 +423,11 @@ Other Style Guides
     // bad - no returned value means `acc` becomes undefined after the first iteration
     [[0, 1], [2, 3], [4, 5]].reduce((acc, item, index) => {
       const flatten = acc.concat(item);
-      acc[index] = flatten;
     });
 
     // good
     [[0, 1], [2, 3], [4, 5]].reduce((acc, item, index) => {
       const flatten = acc.concat(item);
-      acc[index] = flatten;
       return flatten;
     });