diff --git a/doc/langref.html.in b/doc/langref.html.in
index 3ed8d9d3ae..87d73c987c 100644
--- a/doc/langref.html.in
+++ b/doc/langref.html.in
@@ -3052,32 +3052,6 @@ fn createFoo(param: i32) !Foo {
       The {#syntax#}errdefer{#endsyntax#} statement can optionally capture the error:
       </p>
       {#code|test_errdefer_capture.zig#}
-      {#header_close#}
-      {#header_open|Common errdefer Slip-Ups#}
-      <p>
-      It should be noted that {#syntax#}errdefer{#endsyntax#} statements only last until the end of the block
-      they are written in, and therefore are not run if an error is returned outside of that block:
-      </p>
-      {#code|test_errdefer_slip_ups.zig#}
-
-      <p>
-      To ensure that {#syntax#}deallocateFoo{#endsyntax#} is properly called
-      when returning an error, you must add an {#syntax#}errdefer{#endsyntax#} outside of the block:
-      </p>
-      {#code|test_errdefer_block.zig#}
-
-      <p>
-      The fact that errdefers only last for the block they are declared in is
-      especially important when using loops:
-      </p>
-      {#code|test_errdefer_loop_leak.zig#}
-
-      <p>
-      Special care must be taken with code that allocates in a loop
-      to make sure that no memory is leaked when returning an error:
-      </p>
-      {#code|test_errdefer_loop.zig#}
-
       {#header_close#}
       <p>
       A couple of other tidbits about error handling:
diff --git a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_block.zig b/doc/langref/test_errdefer_block.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 6afef099a6..0000000000
--- a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_block.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-
-const Foo = struct {
-    data: u32,
-};
-
-fn tryToAllocateFoo(allocator: Allocator) !*Foo {
-    return allocator.create(Foo);
-}
-
-fn deallocateFoo(allocator: Allocator, foo: *Foo) void {
-    allocator.destroy(foo);
-}
-
-fn getFooData() !u32 {
-    return 666;
-}
-
-fn createFoo(allocator: Allocator, param: i32) !*Foo {
-    const foo = getFoo: {
-        var foo = try tryToAllocateFoo(allocator);
-        errdefer deallocateFoo(allocator, foo);
-
-        foo.data = try getFooData();
-
-        break :getFoo foo;
-    };
-    // This lasts for the rest of the function
-    errdefer deallocateFoo(allocator, foo);
-
-    // Error is now properly handled by errdefer
-    if (param > 1337) return error.InvalidParam;
-
-    return foo;
-}
-
-test "createFoo" {
-    try std.testing.expectError(error.InvalidParam, createFoo(std.testing.allocator, 2468));
-}
-
-// test
diff --git a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop.zig b/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 23de5eaa7a..0000000000
--- a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-
-const Foo = struct { data: *u32 };
-
-fn getData() !u32 {
-    return 666;
-}
-
-fn genFoos(allocator: Allocator, num: usize) ![]Foo {
-    const foos = try allocator.alloc(Foo, num);
-    errdefer allocator.free(foos);
-
-    // Used to track how many foos have been initialized
-    // (including their data being allocated)
-    var num_allocated: usize = 0;
-    errdefer for (foos[0..num_allocated]) |foo| {
-        allocator.destroy(foo.data);
-    };
-    for (foos, 0..) |*foo, i| {
-        foo.data = try allocator.create(u32);
-        num_allocated += 1;
-
-        if (i >= 3) return error.TooManyFoos;
-
-        foo.data.* = try getData();
-    }
-
-    return foos;
-}
-
-test "genFoos" {
-    try std.testing.expectError(error.TooManyFoos, genFoos(std.testing.allocator, 5));
-}
-
-// test
diff --git a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop_leak.zig b/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop_leak.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa2327ef5..0000000000
--- a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop_leak.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-
-const Foo = struct { data: *u32 };
-
-fn getData() !u32 {
-    return 666;
-}
-
-fn genFoos(allocator: Allocator, num: usize) ![]Foo {
-    const foos = try allocator.alloc(Foo, num);
-    errdefer allocator.free(foos);
-
-    for (foos, 0..) |*foo, i| {
-        foo.data = try allocator.create(u32);
-        // This errdefer does not last between iterations
-        errdefer allocator.destroy(foo.data);
-
-        // The data for the first 3 foos will be leaked
-        if (i >= 3) return error.TooManyFoos;
-
-        foo.data.* = try getData();
-    }
-
-    return foos;
-}
-
-test "genFoos" {
-    try std.testing.expectError(error.TooManyFoos, genFoos(std.testing.allocator, 5));
-}
-
-// test_error=3 errors were logged
diff --git a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_slip_ups.zig b/doc/langref/test_errdefer_slip_ups.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index ca4b658f89..0000000000
--- a/doc/langref/test_errdefer_slip_ups.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-
-const Foo = struct {
-    data: u32,
-};
-
-fn tryToAllocateFoo(allocator: Allocator) !*Foo {
-    return allocator.create(Foo);
-}
-
-fn deallocateFoo(allocator: Allocator, foo: *Foo) void {
-    allocator.destroy(foo);
-}
-
-fn getFooData() !u32 {
-    return 666;
-}
-
-fn createFoo(allocator: Allocator, param: i32) !*Foo {
-    const foo = getFoo: {
-        var foo = try tryToAllocateFoo(allocator);
-        errdefer deallocateFoo(allocator, foo); // Only lasts until the end of getFoo
-
-        // Calls deallocateFoo on error
-        foo.data = try getFooData();
-
-        break :getFoo foo;
-    };
-
-    // Outside of the scope of the errdefer, so
-    // deallocateFoo will not be called here
-    if (param > 1337) return error.InvalidParam;
-
-    return foo;
-}
-
-test "createFoo" {
-    try std.testing.expectError(error.InvalidParam, createFoo(std.testing.allocator, 2468));
-}
-
-// test_error=1 tests leaked memory