diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 11ee21c0ea2d11..7c9f8684d068ba 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ assert.throws(
 );
 
 // Using regular expressions to validate error properties:
-throws(
+assert.throws(
   () => {
     throw err;
   },
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@ throws(
 );
 
 // Fails due to the different `message` and `name` properties:
-throws(
+assert.throws(
   () => {
     const otherErr = new Error('Not found');
     // Copy all enumerable properties from `err` to `otherErr`.
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ assert.throws(
 );
 
 // Using regular expressions to validate error properties:
-throws(
+assert.throws(
   () => {
     throw err;
   },
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ throws(
 );
 
 // Fails due to the different `message` and `name` properties:
-throws(
+assert.throws(
   () => {
     const otherErr = new Error('Not found');
     // Copy all enumerable properties from `err` to `otherErr`.