diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/ComboP.hs b/XMonad/Layout/ComboP.hs
index f0482a39..73bd0199 100644
--- a/XMonad/Layout/ComboP.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/ComboP.hs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
 --
 -- and add something like
 --
--- > combineTwoP (TwoPane 0.03 0.5) (tabbed shrinkText defaultTConf) (tabbed shrinkText defaultTConf) (ClassName "Firefox")
+-- > combineTwoP (TwoPane 0.03 0.5) (tabbed shrinkText def) (tabbed shrinkText def) (ClassName "Firefox")
 --
 -- to your layouts. This way all windows with class = \"Firefox\" will always go
 -- to the left pane, all others - to the right.
diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/OnHost.hs b/XMonad/Layout/OnHost.hs
index 0fd9c791..e9456a54 100644
--- a/XMonad/Layout/OnHost.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/OnHost.hs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import           System.Posix.Env                  (getEnv)
 --
 -- Note that @l1@, @l2@, and @l3@ can be arbitrarily complicated
 -- layouts, e.g. @(Full ||| smartBorders $ tabbed shrinkText
--- defaultTConf ||| ...)@, and @m1@ can be any layout modifier, i.e. a
+-- def ||| ...)@, and @m1@ can be any layout modifier, i.e. a
 -- function of type @(l a -> ModifiedLayout lm l a)@.
 --
 -- In another scenario, suppose you wanted to have layouts A, B, and C
diff --git a/XMonad/Layout/PerWorkspace.hs b/XMonad/Layout/PerWorkspace.hs
index b94e2aaf..536a6762 100644
--- a/XMonad/Layout/PerWorkspace.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Layout/PerWorkspace.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import XMonad.Prelude (fromMaybe)
 --
 -- Note that @l1@, @l2@, and @l3@ can be arbitrarily complicated
 -- layouts, e.g. @(Full ||| smartBorders $ tabbed shrinkText
--- defaultTConf ||| ...)@, and @m1@ can be any layout modifier, i.e. a
+-- def ||| ...)@, and @m1@ can be any layout modifier, i.e. a
 -- function of type @(l a -> ModifiedLayout lm l a)@. (In fact, @m1@ can be any
 -- function @(LayoutClass l a, LayoutClass l' a) => l a -> l' a@.)
 --