diff --git a/docs/tutorial/application-architecture.md b/docs/tutorial/application-architecture.md
index 209f2c834e0e..31c8c24e7f63 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/application-architecture.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/application-architecture.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class. It is only available in the main process.
 // renderer process:
 const { BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
 
-const myWindow = new BrowserWindow()
+const win = new BrowserWindow()
 ```
 
 Since communication between the processes is possible, a renderer process
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ we'd use the remote as a middle-man:
 const { remote } = require('electron')
 const { BrowserWindow } = remote
 
-const myWindow = new BrowserWindow()
+const win = new BrowserWindow()
 ```
 
 ## Using Node.js APIs
diff --git a/docs/tutorial/progress-bar.md b/docs/tutorial/progress-bar.md
index b2e447b5f266..6922b3464fbe 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/progress-bar.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/progress-bar.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ See the [API documentation for more options and modes][setprogressbar].
 
 ```javascript
 const { BrowserWindow } = require('electron')
-const myWindow = new BrowserWindow()
+const win = new BrowserWindow()
 
 win.setProgressBar(0.5)
 ```