diff --git a/src/net/tcp.rs b/src/net/tcp.rs
index b3b4b8d77..c6c65983f 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ pub struct Incoming {
 impl TcpListener {
     /// Create a new TCP listener associated with this event loop.
     ///
-    /// The TCP listener will bind to the provided `addr` address, if available,
-    /// and will be returned as a future. The returned future, if resolved
-    /// successfully, can then be used to accept incoming connections.
+    /// The TCP listener will bind to the provided `addr` address, if available.
+    /// If the result is `Ok`, the socket has successfully bound.
     pub fn bind(addr: &SocketAddr, handle: &Handle) -> io::Result<TcpListener> {
         let l = try!(mio::tcp::TcpListener::bind(addr));
         TcpListener::new(l, handle)
diff --git a/src/net/udp.rs b/src/net/udp.rs
index 6d031623b..ceaf36156 100644
--- a/src/net/udp.rs
+++ b/src/net/udp.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     /// Create a new UDP socket bound to the specified address.
     ///
     /// This function will create a new UDP socket and attempt to bind it to the
-    /// `addr` provided. The returned future will be resolved once the socket
-    /// has successfully bound. If an error happens during the binding or during
-    /// the socket creation, that error will be returned to the future instead.
+    /// `addr` provided. If the result is `Ok`, the socket has successfully bound.
     pub fn bind(addr: &SocketAddr, handle: &Handle) -> io::Result<UdpSocket> {
         let udp = try!(mio::udp::UdpSocket::bind(addr));
         UdpSocket::new(udp, handle)