diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index d5e0dd0891ba90..1363a3d78c25a5 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ function onServerResponseClose() {
   // array. That is, in the example below, b still gets called even though
   // it's been removed by a:
   //
-  //   var EventEmitter = require('events');
-  //   var obj = new EventEmitter();
+  //   const EventEmitter = require('events');
+  //   const obj = new EventEmitter();
   //   obj.on('event', a);
   //   obj.on('event', b);
   //   function a() { obj.removeListener('event', b) }