diff --git a/src/rustc_serialize/reader.rs b/src/rustc_serialize/reader.rs
index be36fd5..b64fb4d 100644
--- a/src/rustc_serialize/reader.rs
+++ b/src/rustc_serialize/reader.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl From<IoError> for DecodingError {
 /// This struct should rarely be used.
 /// In most cases, prefer the `decode_from` function.
 ///
-/// ```rust,no_run
+/// ```rust,ignore
 /// let dr = bincode::rustc_serialize::DecoderReader::new(&mut some_reader, SizeLimit::Infinite);
 /// let result: T = Decodable::decode(&mut dr);
 /// let bytes_red = dr.bytes_read();
diff --git a/src/serde/reader.rs b/src/serde/reader.rs
index 6ab2af1..a8f4d5e 100644
--- a/src/serde/reader.rs
+++ b/src/serde/reader.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub type DeserializeResult<T> = Result<T, DeserializeError>;
 /// This struct should rarely be used.
 /// In most cases, prefer the `decode_from` function.
 ///
-/// ```rust,no_run
+/// ```rust,ignore
 /// let d = Deserializer::new(&mut some_reader, SizeLimit::new());
 /// serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&mut deserializer);
 /// let bytes_read = d.bytes_read();