diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index ea0b9139fd33f1..a7b6eff6008136 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -1064,8 +1064,7 @@ client.on('end', () => {
 });
 ```
 
-To connect on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock` the second line would just be
-changed to:
+To connect on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock`:
 
 ```js
 const client = net.createConnection({ path: '/tmp/echo.sock' });
@@ -1174,8 +1173,7 @@ Test this by using `telnet`:
 $ telnet localhost 8124
 ```
 
-To listen on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock` the third line from the last would
-just be changed to:
+To listen on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock`:
 
 ```js
 server.listen('/tmp/echo.sock', () => {