diff --git a/todonotes.dtx b/todonotes.dtx
index 8539054..8193102 100644
--- a/todonotes.dtx
+++ b/todonotes.dtx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 \documentclass{ltxdoc}
 \usepackage{wrapfig}
 \usepackage[colorlinks, linkcolor=black]{hyperref}
-\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos, shadow]{todonotes}[2009/02/04]
+\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos]{todonotes}[2009/02/04]
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 \usepackage{setspace}
 \setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
diff --git a/todonotesexample.tex b/todonotesexample.tex
index 1409fe8..31f9a6f 100644
--- a/todonotesexample.tex
+++ b/todonotesexample.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \documentclass{article}
 \usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
-\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos, textwidth=4cm, shadow]{todonotes}
+\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos, textwidth=4cm]{todonotes}
 \usepackage{amsmath}
 \usepackage[displaymath, tightpage]{preview}