diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
index f674f7c7ccce..61c743fdfd06 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/016.php
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-$pQuery = $db->prepare(static function ($db) {
-    return $db->table('user')->insert([
-        'name'    => 'x',
-        'email'   => 'y',
-        'country' => 'US',
-    ]);
-});
+$pQuery = $db->prepare(static fn ($db) => $db->table('user')->insert([
+    'name'    => 'x',
+    'email'   => 'y',
+    'country' => 'US',
+]));
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
index 28729f2e484a..8157a5d0f4a9 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/queries/019.php
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 
 // Prepare the Query
-$pQuery = $db->prepare(static function ($db) {
-    return $db->table('user')->insert([
-        'name'    => 'x',
-        'email'   => 'y',
-        'country' => 'US',
-    ]);
-});
+$pQuery = $db->prepare(static fn ($db) => $db->table('user')->insert([
+    'name'    => 'x',
+    'email'   => 'y',
+    'country' => 'US',
+]));
 
 // Collect the Data
 $name    = 'John Doe';