diff --git a/docs/connections.md b/docs/connections.md
index b17bda2bffe..8f9c29ecf7f 100644
--- a/docs/connections.md
+++ b/docs/connections.md
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ Mongoose lets you start using your models immediately, without waiting for
 mongoose to establish a connection to MongoDB.
 
 ```javascript
-await mongoose.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/myapp');
+mongoose.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/myapp');
 const MyModel = mongoose.model('Test', new Schema({ name: String }));
 // Works
-await MyModel.findOne();
+MyModel.findOne();
 ```
 
 That's because mongoose buffers model function calls internally. This
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ connecting.
 ```javascript
 const MyModel = mongoose.model('Test', new Schema({ name: String }));
 // Will just hang until mongoose successfully connects
-await MyModel.findOne();
+MyModel.findOne();
 
 setTimeout(function() {
   mongoose.connect('mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/myapp');
diff --git a/docs/queries.md b/docs/queries.md
index a87d4916d24..2476a50efa6 100644
--- a/docs/queries.md
+++ b/docs/queries.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ await Person.
   exec();
 
 // Using query builder
-Person.
+await Person.
   find({ occupation: /host/ }).
   where('name.last').equals('Ghost').
   where('age').gt(17).lt(66).