diff --git a/src/encoding/gob/doc.go b/src/encoding/gob/doc.go
index 30e7978b7c9..0866ba15446 100644
--- a/src/encoding/gob/doc.go
+++ b/src/encoding/gob/doc.go
@@ -193,14 +193,13 @@ pair (-type id, encoded-type) where encoded-type is the gob encoding of a wireTy
 description, constructed from these types:
 
 	type wireType struct {
-		ArrayT           *ArrayType
-		SliceT           *SliceType
-		StructT          *StructType
-		MapT             *MapType
+		ArrayT           *arrayType
+		SliceT           *sliceType
+		StructT          *structType
+		MapT             *mapType
 		GobEncoderT      *gobEncoderType
 		BinaryMarshalerT *gobEncoderType
 		TextMarshalerT   *gobEncoderType
-
 	}
 	type arrayType struct {
 		CommonType
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ description, constructed from these types:
 	}
 	type structType struct {
 		CommonType
-		Field []*fieldType // the fields of the struct.
+		Field []fieldType // the fields of the struct.
 	}
 	type fieldType struct {
 		Name string // the name of the field.