diff --git a/src/doc/book/if-let.md b/src/doc/book/if-let.md
index dfe6f5ca5fc3..9afe5fa826d2 100644
--- a/src/doc/book/if-let.md
+++ b/src/doc/book/if-let.md
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ In a similar fashion, `while let` can be used when you want to conditionally
 loop  as long as a value matches a certain pattern. It turns code like this:
 
 ```rust
-# let option: Option<i32> = None;
+let mut v = vec![1, 3, 5, 7, 11];
 loop {
-    match option {
-        Some(x) => println!("{}", x),
+    match v.pop() {
+        Some(x) =>  println!("{}", x),
         None => break,
     }
 }
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ loop {
 Into code like this:
 
 ```rust
-let v: vec![1, 3, 5, 7, 11, ];
-let mut iter: v.iter();
-while let Some(x) = iter.next() {
+let mut v = vec![1, 3, 5, 7, 11];
+while let Some(x) = v.pop() {
     println!("{}", x);
 }
 ```