diff --git a/docs/examples/client-api.js b/docs/examples/client-api.js
index a3831801..4bbba429 100644
--- a/docs/examples/client-api.js
+++ b/docs/examples/client-api.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const network = bcoin.Network.get('regtest');
 
 const node = new bcoin.FullNode({
   network: 'regtest',
-  db: 'memory'
+  memory: true
 });
 
 node.use(plugin);
diff --git a/docs/examples/wallet.js b/docs/examples/wallet.js
index 17dee272..5edb5e7c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/wallet.js
+++ b/docs/examples/wallet.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function dummy() {
 
 const walletdb = new bcoin.wallet.WalletDB({
   network: 'testnet',
-  db: 'memory'
+  memory: true
 });
 
 (async () => {