diff --git a/mediapipe/python/pybind/image.cc b/mediapipe/python/pybind/image.cc
index f3d89bada..98f162342 100644
--- a/mediapipe/python/pybind/image.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/python/pybind/image.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void ImageSubmodule(pybind11::module* module) {
 
   ```python
   import cv2
-  cv_mat = cv2.imread(input_file)[:, :, ::-1]
+  cv_mat = cv2.imread(input_file)
   rgb_frame = mp.Image(image_format=mp.ImageFormat.SRGB, data=cv_mat)
   gray_frame = mp.Image(
       image_format=mp.ImageFormat.GRAY8,
diff --git a/mediapipe/python/pybind/image_frame.cc b/mediapipe/python/pybind/image_frame.cc
index 9ec60dbec..90db05066 100644
--- a/mediapipe/python/pybind/image_frame.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/python/pybind/image_frame.cc
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void ImageFrameSubmodule(pybind11::module* module) {
 
   ```python
   import cv2
-  cv_mat = cv2.imread(input_file)[:, :, ::-1]
+  cv_mat = cv2.imread(input_file)
   rgb_frame = mp.ImageFrame(image_format=ImageFormat.SRGB, data=cv_mat)
   gray_frame = mp.ImageFrame(
       image_format=ImageFormat.GRAY,