diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d04824a2..f7f5614c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ it("should return transaction data and transaction receipt", async function () {
     const txHash = await account.invoke(contract, "increase_balance", { amount: 10 });
 
     const receipt = await starknet.getTransactionReceipt(txHash);
-    const decodedEvents = await contract.decodeEvents(receipt.events);
+    const decodedEvents = contract.decodeEvents(receipt.events);
     // decodedEvents contains hex data array converted to a structured object
     // { name: "increase_balance_called", data: { current_balance: 0n, amount: 10n } }
 });
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index c8244c6a..0c11cc7b 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ export class StarknetContract {
      * @param events as received from the server.
      * @returns structured object with parameter names.
      */
-    async decodeEvents(events: starknet.Event[]): Promise<DecodedEvent[]> {
+    decodeEvents(events: starknet.Event[]): DecodedEvent[] {
         const decodedEvents: DecodedEvent[] = [];
         for (const event of events) {
             const rawEventData = event.data.map(BigInt).join(" ");