diff --git a/example/crc32/crc32.cc b/example/crc32/crc32.cc
index e0e3261..edc140b 100644
--- a/example/crc32/crc32.cc
+++ b/example/crc32/crc32.cc
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 similar to the standard /usr/bin/crc32 program, except that this example
 program only reads from stdin.
 
-This example program differs from most other example Wuffs programs in that it
-is written in C++, not C.
+To run:
 
 $CXX crc32.cc && ./a.out < ../../README.md; rm -f a.out
 
diff --git a/example/json-to-cbor/json-to-cbor.cc b/example/json-to-cbor/json-to-cbor.cc
index 62e32d8..7da6f41 100644
--- a/example/json-to-cbor/json-to-cbor.cc
+++ b/example/json-to-cbor/json-to-cbor.cc
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 
 ----
 
-This example program differs from most other example Wuffs programs in that it
-is written in C++, not C.
+To run:
 
 $CXX json-to-cbor.cc && ./a.out < ../../test/data/github-tags.json; rm -f a.out
 
diff --git a/example/jsonfindptrs/jsonfindptrs.cc b/example/jsonfindptrs/jsonfindptrs.cc
index b21ea0a..87ce739 100644
--- a/example/jsonfindptrs/jsonfindptrs.cc
+++ b/example/jsonfindptrs/jsonfindptrs.cc
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
 
 ----
 
-This example program differs from most other example Wuffs programs in that it
-is written in C++, not C.
+To run:
 
 $CXX jsonfindptrs.cc && ./a.out < ../../test/data/github-tags.json; rm -f a.out
 
diff --git a/example/jsonptr/jsonptr.cc b/example/jsonptr/jsonptr.cc
index e088dc5..64de0c2 100644
--- a/example/jsonptr/jsonptr.cc
+++ b/example/jsonptr/jsonptr.cc
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@
 
 ----
 
-This example program differs from most other example Wuffs programs in that it
-is written in C++, not C.
+To run:
 
 $CXX jsonptr.cc && ./a.out < ../../test/data/github-tags.json; rm -f a.out