diff --git a/src/libcollections/slice.rs b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
index ccef6c02f9d22..ff2b8cdea2278 100644
--- a/src/libcollections/slice.rs
+++ b/src/libcollections/slice.rs
@@ -577,15 +577,13 @@ impl<T> [T] {
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
-    /// Print the slice two elements at a time (i.e. `[1,2]`,
-    /// `[3,4]`, `[5]`):
-    ///
-    /// ```rust
-    /// let v = &[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
-    ///
-    /// for chunk in v.chunks(2) {
-    ///     println!("{:?}", chunk);
-    /// }
+    /// ```
+    /// let slice = ['l', 'o', 'r', 'e', 'm'];
+    /// let mut iter = slice.chunks(2);
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['l', 'o']);
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['r', 'e']);
+    /// assert_eq!(iter.next().unwrap(), &['m']);
+    /// assert!(iter.next().is_none());
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     #[inline]