diff --git a/library/core/src/option.rs b/library/core/src/option.rs
index ed7703befcfa3..93306eb69a587 100644
--- a/library/core/src/option.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/option.rs
@@ -840,14 +840,11 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// [`None`] on error.
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let good_year_from_input = "1909";
-    /// let bad_year_from_input = "190blarg";
-    /// // Result::ok() converts a Result<T> to an Option<T>
-    /// let good_year = good_year_from_input.parse().ok().unwrap_or_default();
-    /// let bad_year = bad_year_from_input.parse().ok().unwrap_or_default();
-    ///
-    /// assert_eq!(1909, good_year);
-    /// assert_eq!(0, bad_year);
+    /// let x: Option<u32> = None;
+    /// let y: Option<u32> = Some(42);
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(x.unwrap_or_default(), 0);
+    /// assert_eq!(y.unwrap_or_default(), 42);
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [default value]: Default::default