diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-23.6/ExpectAPI.md b/website/versioned_docs/version-23.6/ExpectAPI.md
index ccc07eb10d19..046fcf21cb70 100644
--- a/website/versioned_docs/version-23.6/ExpectAPI.md
+++ b/website/versioned_docs/version-23.6/ExpectAPI.md
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ For example, this code tests that the promise rejects with reason `'octopus'`:
 ```js
 test('rejects to octopus', () => {
   // make sure to add a return statement
-  return expect(Promise.reject(new Error('octopus'))).rejects.toThrow(
+  return expect(Promise.reject(new Error('octopus'))).rejects.toEqual(
     'octopus',
   );
 });
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ Alternatively, you can use `async/await` in combination with `.rejects`.
 
 ```js
 test('rejects to octopus', async () => {
-  await expect(Promise.reject(new Error('octopus'))).rejects.toThrow('octopus');
+  await expect(Promise.reject(new Error('octopus'))).rejects.toEqual('octopus');
 });
 ```