diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index 53b33fcbcbb954..87fbfd697b4bd5 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ changes:
 * `string` {string} String to encode.
 * `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 
-Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
-provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
+Creates a new `Buffer` containing `string`. If provided, the `encoding`
+parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
 
 ```js
 const buf1 = new Buffer('this is a tést');
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ added: v5.10.0
 * `string` {string} A string to encode.
 * `encoding` {string} The encoding of `string`. **Default:** `'utf8'`
 
-Creates a new `Buffer` containing the given JavaScript string `string`. If
-provided, the `encoding` parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
+Creates a new `Buffer` containing `string`. If provided, the `encoding`
+parameter identifies the character encoding of `string`.
 
 ```js
 const buf1 = Buffer.from('this is a tést');