diff --git a/xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/standalone/SwingDemo.java b/xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/standalone/SwingDemo.java
index 3de2b1de06cc0731222da67bc4615f23eae9c66f..960905adfc5488a7ac6c9a785035d35e1ba1e87f 100644
--- a/xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/standalone/SwingDemo.java
+++ b/xchart-demo/src/main/java/com/xeiam/xchart/standalone/SwingDemo.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import com.xeiam.xchart.demo.charts.area.AreaChart01;
  * 
  * @author timmolter
  */
-public class SwingDemo extends JPanel {
+public class SwingDemo {
 
   /**
    * Create the GUI and show it. For thread safety, this method should be invoked from the event dispatch thread.