diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
index 7fdaffe3eb..fe2f6cee70 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActionController
   # the view actions to a higher logical level. Example:
   #
   #   # routes
-  #   map.resources :posts
+  #   resources :posts
   #
   #   # view
   #   <% div_for(post) do %>     <div id="post_45" class="post">
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
index dd86aa3e87..fb236dce53 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module ActionDispatch
     # named routes. For example, suppose that you have a 'users' resource in your
     # <b>routes.rb</b>:
     #
-    #   map.resources :users
+    #   resources :users
     #
     # This generates, among other things, the method <tt>users_path</tt>. By default,
     # this method is accessible from your controllers, views and mailers. If you need
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
index 58c3a8752e..52806f206a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/atom_feed_helper.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ module ActionView
       #
       #   config/routes.rb:
       #     Basecamp::Application.routes.draw do |map|
-      #       map.resources :posts
-      #       map.root :controller => "posts"
+      #       resources :posts
+      #       root :to => "posts#index"
       #     end
       #
       #   app/controllers/posts_controller.rb:
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 37b379af9e..5f741c6ae7 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       # or nil if this record's unsaved.
       #
       # For example, suppose that you have a User model, and that you have a
-      # <tt>map.resources :users</tt> route. Normally, +user_path+ will
+      # <tt>resources :users</tt> route. Normally, +user_path+ will
       # construct a path with the user object's 'id' in it:
       #
       #   user = User.find_by_name('Phusion')