diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
index f1e8cdad98..447876237a 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/core/core-beans.adoc
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@ consists of two listings):
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-However, the second of the two preceding examples does not couple the code to Spring.
+However, the first of the two preceding examples does not couple the code to Spring.
 
 
 [[beans-factory-lifecycle-disposablebean]]
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@ The preceding definition has almost exactly the same effect as the following def
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-However, the second of the two preceding definitions does not couple the code to Spring.
+However, the first of the two preceding definitions does not couple the code to Spring.
 
 TIP: You can assign the `destroy-method` attribute of a `<bean>` element a special
 `(inferred)` value, which instructs Spring to automatically detect a public `close` or