diff --git a/doc/langref/test_structs.zig b/doc/langref/test_structs.zig
index 936d280586..b62fd3578d 100644
--- a/doc/langref/test_structs.zig
+++ b/doc/langref/test_structs.zig
@@ -6,28 +6,13 @@ const Point = struct {
     y: f32,
 };
 
-// Maybe we want to pass it to OpenGL so we want to be particular about
-// how the bytes are arranged.
-const Point2 = packed struct {
-    x: f32,
-    y: f32,
-};
-
 // Declare an instance of a struct.
-const p = Point{
+const p: Point = .{
     .x = 0.12,
     .y = 0.34,
 };
 
-// Maybe we're not ready to fill out some of the fields.
-var p2 = Point{
-    .x = 0.12,
-    .y = undefined,
-};
-
-// Structs can have methods
-// Struct methods are not special, they are only namespaced
-// functions that you can call with dot syntax.
+// Functions in the struct's namespace can be called with dot syntax.
 const Vec3 = struct {
     x: f32,
     y: f32,
@@ -46,7 +31,6 @@ const Vec3 = struct {
     }
 };
 
-const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 test "dot product" {
     const v1 = Vec3.init(1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     const v2 = Vec3.init(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
@@ -67,14 +51,14 @@ test "struct namespaced variable" {
     try expect(Empty.PI == 3.14);
     try expect(@sizeOf(Empty) == 0);
 
-    // you can still instantiate an empty struct
-    const does_nothing = Empty{};
+    // Empty structs can be instantiated the same as usual.
+    const does_nothing: Empty = .{};
 
     _ = does_nothing;
 }
 
-// struct field order is determined by the compiler for optimal performance.
-// however, you can still calculate a struct base pointer given a field pointer:
+// Struct field order is determined by the compiler, however, a base pointer
+// can be computed from a field pointer:
 fn setYBasedOnX(x: *f32, y: f32) void {
     const point: *Point = @fieldParentPtr("x", x);
     point.y = y;
@@ -88,8 +72,7 @@ test "field parent pointer" {
     try expect(point.y == 0.9);
 }
 
-// You can return a struct from a function. This is how we do generics
-// in Zig:
+// Structs can be returned from functions.
 fn LinkedList(comptime T: type) type {
     return struct {
         pub const Node = struct {
@@ -105,8 +88,7 @@ fn LinkedList(comptime T: type) type {
 }
 
 test "linked list" {
-    // Functions called at compile-time are memoized. This means you can
-    // do this:
+    // Functions called at compile-time are memoized.
     try expect(LinkedList(i32) == LinkedList(i32));
 
     const list = LinkedList(i32){
@@ -139,4 +121,6 @@ test "linked list" {
     // instead of try expect(list2.first.?.*.data == 1234);
 }
 
+const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
+
 // test