diff --git a/examples/src/bin/overlay-composition.rs b/examples/src/bin/overlay-composition.rs
index 3f3f7c10e..d2b12c2a8 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/overlay-composition.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/overlay-composition.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn create_pipeline() -> Result<gst::Pipeline, Error> {
     src.set_property_from_str("pattern", "ball");
 
     // The PangoFontMap represents the set of fonts available for a particular rendering system.
-    let fontmap = pangocairo::FontMap::new().unwrap();
+    let fontmap = pangocairo::FontMap::new();
     // Create a new pango layouting context for the fontmap.
     let context = fontmap.create_context().unwrap();
     // Create a pango layout object. This object is a string of text we want to layout.
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs b/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
index ce3fb89e2..3a2e55f4e 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/pango-cairo.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn create_pipeline() -> Result<gst::Pipeline, Error> {
     src.set_property_from_str("pattern", "ball");
 
     // The PangoFontMap represents the set of fonts available for a particular rendering system.
-    let fontmap = pangocairo::FontMap::new().unwrap();
+    let fontmap = pangocairo::FontMap::new();
     // Create a new pango layouting context for the fontmap.
     let context = fontmap.create_context().unwrap();
     // Create a pango layout object. This object is a string of text we want to layout.