diff --git a/basis/db/db-docs.factor b/basis/db/db-docs.factor
index 66c9f32f7f..cf358fa4b2 100644
--- a/basis/db/db-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/db/db-docs.factor
@@ -271,24 +271,21 @@ ARTICLE: "db-lowlevel-tutorial" "Low-level database tutorial"
 { $subsections sql-query }
 "Here's an example usage where we'll make a book table, insert some objects, and query them." $nl
 "First, let's set up a custom combinator for using our database. See " { $link "db-custom-database-combinators" } " for more details."
-{ $code """
-USING: db.sqlite db io.files io.files.temp ;
+{ $code """USING: db.sqlite db io.files io.files.temp ;
 : with-book-db ( quot -- )
-    "book.db" temp-file <sqlite-db> swap with-db ; inline" }
+    "book.db" temp-file <sqlite-db> swap with-db ; inline""" }
 "Now let's create the table manually:"
-{ $code " "create table books
+{ $code """"create table books
     (id integer primary key, title text, author text, date_published timestamp,
      edition integer, cover_price double, condition text)"
     [ sql-command ] with-book-db""" }
 "Time to insert some books:"
-{ $code """
-"insert into books
+{ $code """"insert into books
     (title, author, date_published, edition, cover_price, condition)
     values('Factor for Sheeple', 'Mister Stacky Pants', date('now'), 1, 13.37, 'mint')"
 [ sql-command ] with-book-db""" }
 "Now let's select the book:"
-{ $code """
-"select id, title, cover_price from books;" [ sql-query ] with-book-db""" }
+{ $code """"select id, title, cover_price from books;" [ sql-query ] with-book-db""" }
 "Notice that the result of this query is a Factor array containing the database rows as arrays of strings. We would have to convert the " { $snippet "cover_price" } " from a string to a number in order to use it in a calculation." $nl
 "In conclusion, this method of accessing a database is supported, but it is fairly low-level and generally specific to a single database. The " { $vocab-link "db.tuples" } " vocabulary is a good alternative to writing SQL by hand." ;
 
@@ -298,10 +295,9 @@ ARTICLE: "db-custom-database-combinators" "Custom database combinators"
 "Make a " { $snippet "with-" } " combinator to open and close a database so that resources are not leaked." $nl
 
 "SQLite example combinator:"
-{ $code """
-USING: db.sqlite db io.files io.files.temp ;
+{ $code """USING: db.sqlite db io.files io.files.temp ;
 : with-sqlite-db ( quot -- )
-    "my-database.db" temp-file <sqlite-db> swap with-db ; inline""" } 
+    "my-database.db" temp-file <sqlite-db> swap with-db ; inline""" }
 
 "PostgreSQL example combinator:"
 { $code """USING: db.postgresql db ;