diff --git a/examples/tutorials/speech_recognition_pipeline_tutorial.py b/examples/tutorials/speech_recognition_pipeline_tutorial.py
index 2c8dfc752b..2d815a2e8e 100644
--- a/examples/tutorials/speech_recognition_pipeline_tutorial.py
+++ b/examples/tutorials/speech_recognition_pipeline_tutorial.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 
 import IPython
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
-from torchaudio.utils import _download_asset
+from torchaudio.utils import download_asset
 
-SPEECH_FILE = _download_asset("tutorial-assets/Lab41-SRI-VOiCES-src-sp0307-ch127535-sg0042.wav")
+SPEECH_FILE = download_asset("tutorial-assets/Lab41-SRI-VOiCES-src-sp0307-ch127535-sg0042.wav")
 
 
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