diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11649ed..0612f0b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn main() {
     // 8 bytes for the length of the vector, 4 bytes per float.
     assert_eq!(encoded.len(), 8 + 4 * 4);
 
-    let decoded: World = bincode::decode(&encoded[]).unwrap();
+    let decoded: World = bincode::decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
 
     assert!(world == decoded);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 87b9309..71b91a1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mod refbox;
 ///!     let limit = bincode::SizeLimit::Bounded(20);
 ///!
 ///!     let encoded: Vec<u8>        = bincode::encode(&target, limit).unwrap();
-///!     let decoded: Option<String> = bincode::decode(&encoded[]).unwrap();
+///!     let decoded: Option<String> = bincode::decode(&encoded[..]).unwrap();
 ///!     assert_eq!(target, decoded);
 ///! }
 ///! ```