diff --git a/examples/init.pp b/examples/init.pp
index 91dce9973..41cc19dec 100644
--- a/examples/init.pp
+++ b/examples/init.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 # managed by the nginx class.
 node default {
   notify { 'before': }
-  -> class { '::nginx': }
+  -> class { 'nginx': }
   -> notify { 'last': }
 }
diff --git a/examples/location_alias.pp b/examples/location_alias.pp
index afc925a69..fdaa8cc70 100644
--- a/examples/location_alias.pp
+++ b/examples/location_alias.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include ::nginx
+include nginx
 
-::nginx::resource::location { 'www.test.com-alias':
+nginx::resource::location { 'www.test.com-alias':
     ensure         => present,
     location       => '/some/url',
     location_alias => '/new/url/',
diff --git a/examples/location_params.pp b/examples/location_params.pp
index 4eaf2fd78..88ba452f0 100644
--- a/examples/location_params.pp
+++ b/examples/location_params.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include ::nginx
+include nginx
 
-::nginx::resource::location { 'www.test.com-params':
+nginx::resource::location { 'www.test.com-params':
     ensure        => present,
     location      => '/some/url',
     server        => 'www.test.com',
diff --git a/examples/server.pp b/examples/server.pp
index 59c996e1d..3e74ebc80 100644
--- a/examples/server.pp
+++ b/examples/server.pp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-include ::nginx
+include nginx
 
-::nginx::resource::server { 'test.local test':
+nginx::resource::server { 'test.local test':
   ensure      => present,
   ipv6_enable => true,
   proxy       => 'http://proxypass',
 }
 
-::nginx::resource::server { 'test.local:8080':
+nginx::resource::server { 'test.local:8080':
   ensure      => present,
   listen_port => 8080,
   server_name => ['test.local test'],
diff --git a/examples/server_ssl.pp b/examples/server_ssl.pp
index fc34f29b8..7578bd579 100644
--- a/examples/server_ssl.pp
+++ b/examples/server_ssl.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include ::nginx
+include nginx
 
-::nginx::resource::server { 'test3.local test3':
+nginx::resource::server { 'test3.local test3':
   ensure          => present,
   www_root        => '/var/www/nginx-default',
   ssl             => true,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ssl_key         => 'puppet:///modules/sslkey/whildcard_mydomain.key',
 }
 
-::nginx::resource::server { 'test2.local test2':
+nginx::resource::server { 'test2.local test2':
   ensure   => present,
   www_root => '/var/www/nginx-default',
   ssl      => true,
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
   ssl_key  => 'puppet:///modules/sslkey/whildcard_mydomain.key',
 }
 
-::nginx::resource::location { 'test2.local-bob':
+nginx::resource::location { 'test2.local-bob':
   ensure   => present,
   www_root => '/var/www/bob',
   location => '/bob',
   server   => 'test2.local test2',
 }
 
-::nginx::resource::location { 'test3.local-bob':
+nginx::resource::location { 'test3.local-bob':
   ensure   => present,
   www_root => '/var/www/bob',
   location => '/bob',
diff --git a/examples/upstream.pp b/examples/upstream.pp
index cd3ecc5e5..053b97e1b 100644
--- a/examples/upstream.pp
+++ b/examples/upstream.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-include ::nginx
+include nginx
 
-::nginx::resource::upstream { 'proxypass':
+nginx::resource::upstream { 'proxypass':
   ensure  => present,
   members => {
     'localhost:3001' => {