diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index f7f01ca5a9c1b4..f5ae45d469f34d 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ changes:
 * `string` {string} String to encode.
 * `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`.
 
-Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
-provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
+Creates a new `Buffer` containing `string`. If provided, the `encoding`
+parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
 
 Examples:
 
@@ -891,8 +891,8 @@ added: v5.10.0
 * `string` {string} A string to encode.
 * `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`.
 
-Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
-provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
+Creates a new `Buffer` containing `string`. If provided, the `encoding`
+parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
 
 Examples: