diff --git a/doc_bls_test.go b/doc_bls_test.go
index b2006f1b0319bdcbb24ba635a01942fd6076cbfd..ad715f5fb18673e7c056eb3888a6b57cdc3f4b12 100644
--- a/doc_bls_test.go
+++ b/doc_bls_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type messageData struct {
 // simulated conversation between Alice and Bob.
 func Example_signBLS() {
 	// The authority generates system parameters
-	params := pbc.GenerateA(160, 512)
+	params := GenerateA(160, 512)
 	pairing := params.NewPairing()
 	g := pairing.NewG2().Rand()
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func Example_signBLS() {
 // Alice generates a keypair and signs a message
 func alice(sharedParams string, sharedG []byte, messageChannel chan *messageData, keyChannel chan []byte, finished chan bool) {
 	// Alice loads the system parameters
-	pairing, _ := pbc.NewPairingFromString(sharedParams)
+	pairing, _ := NewPairingFromString(sharedParams)
 	g := pairing.NewG2().SetBytes(sharedG)
 
 	// Generate keypair (x, g^x)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func alice(sharedParams string, sharedG []byte, messageChannel chan *messageData
 // Bob verifies a message received from Alice
 func bob(sharedParams string, sharedG []byte, messageChannel chan *messageData, keyChannel chan []byte, finished chan bool) {
 	// Bob loads the system parameters
-	pairing, _ := pbc.NewPairingFromString(sharedParams)
+	pairing, _ := NewPairingFromString(sharedParams)
 	g := pairing.NewG2().SetBytes(sharedG)
 
 	// Bob receives Alice's public key (and presumably verifies it manually)
diff --git a/doc_test.go b/doc_test.go
index 216a92eb81be6a6086b61ad66171d9154bec5e44..088af69ec736b4a12899869c056f8424d7aa103c 100644
--- a/doc_test.go
+++ b/doc_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // the pairing operation.
 func Example() {
 	// In a real application, generate this once and publish it
-	params := pbc.GenerateA(160, 512)
+	params := GenerateA(160, 512)
 
 	pairing := params.NewPairing()
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func Example() {
 
 // This example displays an element in a variety of formats.
 func ExampleElement_Format() {
-	var element *pbc.Element
+	var element *Element
 
 	// ...populate element...