diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 5f3fcea86..141cf9354 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ High level
 
 .. code:: python
 
-    from kafka import KafkaClient, SimpleProducer, SimpleConsumer
+    from kafka import SimpleProducer, KafkaClient, KafkaConsumer
 
     # To send messages synchronously
     kafka = KafkaClient("localhost:9092")
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ High level
                               batch_send_every_t=60)
 
     # To consume messages
-    consumer = SimpleConsumer(kafka, "my-group", "my-topic")
+    consumer = KafkaConsumer("my-topic", group_id="my_group",
+                             metadata_broker_list=["localhost:9092"])
     for message in consumer:
         # message is raw byte string -- decode if necessary!
         # e.g., for unicode: `message.decode('utf-8')`
@@ -66,7 +67,8 @@ Keyed messages
 
 .. code:: python
 
-    from kafka import KafkaClient, KeyedProducer, HashedPartitioner, RoundRobinPartitioner
+    from kafka import (KafkaClient, KeyedProducer, HashedPartitioner,
+                       RoundRobinPartitioner)
 
     kafka = KafkaClient("localhost:9092")
 
diff --git a/kafka/consumer/kafka.py b/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
index ae0f0b9fa..cd3cc4a2b 100644
--- a/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
+++ b/kafka/consumer/kafka.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class KafkaConsumer(object):
     .. code:: python
 
         # A very basic 'tail' consumer, with no stored offset management
-        kafka = KafkaConsumer('topic1')
+        kafka = KafkaConsumer('topic1',
+                              metadata_broker_list=['localhost:9092'])
         for m in kafka:
           print m
 
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ class KafkaConsumer(object):
 
     .. code:: python
 
-        # more advanced consumer -- multiple topics w/ auto commit offset management
+        # more advanced consumer -- multiple topics w/ auto commit offset
+        # management
         kafka = KafkaConsumer('topic1', 'topic2',
+                              metadata_broker_list=['localhost:9092'],
                               group_id='my_consumer_group',
                               auto_commit_enable=True,
                               auto_commit_interval_ms=30 * 1000,