diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9fef3ae06..d205fcba4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -9456,7 +9456,7 @@ Version 1.3.23 (November 11, 2004)
             wrapper method only and not the extra overloaded methods that SWIG generates.
             For example:
 
-              %feature("except") void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
+              %feature("except") hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
               void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
 
            will apply the feature to all three wrapper methods, that is:
@@ -9467,7 +9467,7 @@ Version 1.3.23 (November 11, 2004)
 
            If the default arguments are not specified in the feature:
 
-              %feature("except") void hello(int i, double d);
+              %feature("except") hello(int i, double d);
               void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
 
            then the feature will only apply to this wrapper method:
diff --git a/Doc/Manual/Customization.html b/Doc/Manual/Customization.html
index 880b64c90..ca0cec130 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/Customization.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/Customization.html
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ For example:
 
 <div class="code">
 <pre>
-%feature("except") void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0) { ... }
+%feature("except") hello(int i=0, double d=0.0) { ... }
 void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
 </pre>
 </div>
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ If the default arguments are not specified in the feature:
 
 <div class="code">
 <pre>
-%feature("except") void hello(int i, double d) { ... }
+%feature("except") hello(int i, double d) { ... }
 void hello(int i=0, double d=0.0);
 </pre>
 </div>