diff --git a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
index 4db64a3097ea..ef8b371f0617 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
@@ -638,10 +638,10 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> SplitInternal<'a, P> {
 
 generate_pattern_iterators! {
     forward:
-        /// Created with the method `.split()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.split()`."]
         struct Split;
     reverse:
-        /// Created with the method `.rsplit()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.rsplit()`."]
         struct RSplit;
     stability:
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ generate_pattern_iterators! {
 
 generate_pattern_iterators! {
     forward:
-        /// Created with the method `.split_terminator()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.split_terminator()`."]
         struct SplitTerminator;
     reverse:
-        /// Created with the method `.rsplit_terminator()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.rsplit_terminator()`."]
         struct RSplitTerminator;
     stability:
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -698,10 +698,10 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> SplitNInternal<'a, P> {
 
 generate_pattern_iterators! {
     forward:
-        /// Created with the method `.splitn()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.splitn()`."]
         struct SplitN;
     reverse:
-        /// Created with the method `.rsplitn()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.rsplitn()`."]
         struct RSplitN;
     stability:
         #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
@@ -732,10 +732,10 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> MatchIndicesInternal<'a, P> {
 
 generate_pattern_iterators! {
     forward:
-        /// Created with the method `.match_indices()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.match_indices()`."]
         struct MatchIndices;
     reverse:
-        /// Created with the method `.rmatch_indices()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.rmatch_indices()`."]
         struct RMatchIndices;
     stability:
         #[unstable(feature = "core",
@@ -773,10 +773,10 @@ impl<'a, P: Pattern<'a>> MatchesInternal<'a, P> {
 
 generate_pattern_iterators! {
     forward:
-        /// Created with the method `.matches()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.matches()`."]
         struct Matches;
     reverse:
-        /// Created with the method `.rmatches()`.
+        #[doc="Created with the method `.rmatches()`."]
         struct RMatches;
     stability:
         #[unstable(feature = "core", reason = "type got recently added")]