diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index dffce58d6b4016..303b407f22fcb7 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ 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) }