diff --git a/doc/ws.md b/doc/ws.md
index 0b1ba7a37..2c49c766f 100644
--- a/doc/ws.md
+++ b/doc/ws.md
@@ -326,17 +326,17 @@ Create a new WebSocket instance.
 #### UNIX Domain Sockets
 
 `ws` supports making requests to UNIX domain sockets. To make one, use the
-following URL scheme:
+following URL form:
 
 ```
-ws+unix:///absolute/path/to/uds_socket:/pathname?search_params
+ws+unix:/absolute/path/to/uds_socket:/pathname?search_params
 ```
 
 Note that `:` is the separator between the socket path and the URL path. If the
 URL path is omitted
 
 ```
-ws+unix:///absolute/path/to/uds_socket
+ws+unix:/absolute/path/to/uds_socket
 ```
 
 it defaults to `/`.
diff --git a/test/websocket.test.js b/test/websocket.test.js
index f5fbf1650..cf4cf10f2 100644
--- a/test/websocket.test.js
+++ b/test/websocket.test.js
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
 
           server.once('upgrade', (req, socket) => {
             socket.end(
-              `HTTP/1.1 302 Found\r\nLocation: ws+unix://${socketPath}\r\n\r\n`
+              `HTTP/1.1 302 Found\r\nLocation: ws+unix:${socketPath}\r\n\r\n`
             );
           });
 
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
 
             ws.on('close', (code) => {
               assert.strictEqual(code, 1005);
-              assert.strictEqual(ws.url, `ws+unix://${socketPath}`);
+              assert.strictEqual(ws.url, `ws+unix:${socketPath}`);
               assert.strictEqual(ws._redirects, 1);
 
               redirectedServer.close(done);
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
           redirectingServer.on('upgrade', (req, socket) => {
             socket.end(
               'HTTP/1.1 302 Found\r\n' +
-                `Location: ws+unix://${redirectedServerSocketPath}\r\n\r\n`
+                `Location: ws+unix:${redirectedServerSocketPath}\r\n\r\n`
             );
           });
 
@@ -1645,10 +1645,10 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
               host: 'foo'
             };
 
-            const ws = new WebSocket(
-              `ws+unix://${redirectingServerSocketPath}`,
-              { followRedirects: true, headers }
-            );
+            const ws = new WebSocket(`ws+unix:${redirectingServerSocketPath}`, {
+              followRedirects: true,
+              headers
+            });
 
             const firstRequest = ws._req;
 
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
               assert.strictEqual(code, 1005);
               assert.strictEqual(
                 ws.url,
-                `ws+unix://${redirectedServerSocketPath}`
+                `ws+unix:${redirectedServerSocketPath}`
               );
               assert.strictEqual(ws._redirects, 1);
 
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ describe('WebSocket', () => {
               host: 'foo'
             };
 
-            const ws = new WebSocket(`ws+unix://${socketPath}`, {
+            const ws = new WebSocket(`ws+unix:${socketPath}`, {
               followRedirects: true,
               headers
             });