diff --git a/packages/accounts/README.md b/packages/accounts/README.md
index 9f4d4b145..e6a7c4601 100644
--- a/packages/accounts/README.md
+++ b/packages/accounts/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Helper functions are provided for fetching, parsing and decoding accounts as wel
 ```ts
 // Fetch.
 const myAddress = address('1234..5678');
-const myAccount = fetchAccount(rpc, myAddress);
+const myAccount = await fetchEncodedAccount(rpc, myAddress);
 myAccount satisfies MaybeEncodedAccount<'1234..5678'>;
 
 // Assert.
diff --git a/packages/accounts/src/index.ts b/packages/accounts/src/index.ts
index af17eab72..049aec5b0 100644
--- a/packages/accounts/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/accounts/src/index.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * ```ts
  * // Fetch.
  * const myAddress = address('1234..5678');
- * const myAccount = fetchAccount(rpc, myAddress);
+ * const myAccount = await fetchEncodedAccount(rpc, myAddress);
  * myAccount satisfies MaybeEncodedAccount<'1234..5678'>;
  *
  * // Assert.