diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_groups.py b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_groups.py
index 34ffef0..6a7133c 100755
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_groups.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_groups.py
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="https://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )
 
 # Initialize an Adafruit IO MQTT Client
diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_location.py b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_location.py
index ec0635b..cd2b862 100755
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_location.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_location.py
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="https://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )
 
 # Initialize an Adafruit IO MQTT Client
diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_cellular.py b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_cellular.py
index 31c6715..043872e 100644
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_cellular.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_cellular.py
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="http://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )
 
 # Initialize an Adafruit IO MQTT Client
diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_eth.py b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_eth.py
index bcba9ce..6614fa9 100755
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_eth.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_simpletest_eth.py
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="http://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )
 
 # Initialize an Adafruit IO MQTT Client
diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_time.py b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_time.py
index 142ccb6..6cfdc87 100755
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_time.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_mqtt/adafruit_io_time.py
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="https://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )
 
 # Initialize an Adafruit IO MQTT Client
diff --git a/examples/adafruit_io_simpletest.py b/examples/adafruit_io_simpletest.py
index e6f60aa..b11e715 100755
--- a/examples/adafruit_io_simpletest.py
+++ b/examples/adafruit_io_simpletest.py
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ def message(client, feed_id, payload):
 
 # Initialize a new MQTT Client object
 mqtt_client = MQTT.MQTT(
-    broker="https://io.adafruit.com",
-    username=secrets["aio_user"],
-    password=secrets["aio_key"],
+    broker="io.adafruit.com", username=secrets["aio_user"], password=secrets["aio_key"],
 )