diff --git a/src/doc/book/closures.md b/src/doc/book/closures.md
index 3ed85c1a90b69..b7b67a9f1d098 100644
--- a/src/doc/book/closures.md
+++ b/src/doc/book/closures.md
@@ -510,12 +510,11 @@ fn factory() -> Box<Fn(i32) -> i32> {
 
     Box::new(|x| x + num)
 }
-# fn main() {
+
 let f = factory();
 
 let answer = f(1);
 assert_eq!(6, answer);
-# }
 ```
 
 There’s just one last problem:
@@ -540,12 +539,11 @@ fn factory() -> Box<Fn(i32) -> i32> {
 
     Box::new(move |x| x + num)
 }
-fn main() {
+
 let f = factory();
 
 let answer = f(1);
 assert_eq!(6, answer);
-}
 ```
 
 By making the inner closure a `move Fn`, we create a new stack frame for our