diff --git a/example/asio-example.cpp b/example/asio-example.cpp
index 61916a5..0e20f41 100644
--- a/example/asio-example.cpp
+++ b/example/asio-example.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #include <sdbusplus/exception.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/timer.hpp>
+#include <variant>
 
-using variant = sdbusplus::message::variant<int, std::string>;
+using variant = std::variant<int, std::string>;
 
 int foo(int test)
 {
@@ -65,15 +66,13 @@
         yield[ec], "xyz.openbmc_project.asio-test", "/xyz/openbmc_project/test",
         "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get", "xyz.openbmc_project.test",
         "int");
-    if (!ec && sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<int>(testValue) == 24)
+    if (!ec && std::get<int>(testValue) == 24)
     {
         std::cout << "async call to Properties.Get serialized via yield OK!\n";
     }
     else
     {
-        std::cout << "ec = " << ec << ": "
-                  << sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<int>(testValue)
-                  << "\n";
+        std::cout << "ec = " << ec << ": " << std::get<int>(testValue) << "\n";
     }
     conn->yield_method_call<void>(
         yield[ec], "xyz.openbmc_project.asio-test", "/xyz/openbmc_project/test",
@@ -83,15 +82,13 @@
         yield[ec], "xyz.openbmc_project.asio-test", "/xyz/openbmc_project/test",
         "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", "Get", "xyz.openbmc_project.test",
         "int");
-    if (!ec && sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<int>(testValue) == 42)
+    if (!ec && std::get<int>(testValue) == 42)
     {
         std::cout << "async call to Properties.Get serialized via yield OK!\n";
     }
     else
     {
-        std::cout << "ec = " << ec << ": "
-                  << sdbusplus::message::variant_ns::get<int>(testValue)
-                  << "\n";
+        std::cout << "ec = " << ec << ": " << std::get<int>(testValue) << "\n";
     }
 }