diff --git a/examples/connect.rs b/examples/connect.rs
index 6e909b25e..836d7f8f2 100644
--- a/examples/connect.rs
+++ b/examples/connect.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ mod tcp {
 
 mod udp {
     use bytes::Bytes;
-    use futures::{future, Sink, SinkExt, Stream, StreamExt};
+    use futures::{Sink, SinkExt, Stream, StreamExt};
     use std::error::Error;
     use std::io;
     use std::net::SocketAddr;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ mod udp {
         let socket = UdpSocket::bind(&bind_addr).await?;
         socket.connect(addr).await?;
 
-        future::try_join(send(stdin, &socket), recv(stdout, &socket)).await?;
+        tokio::try_join!(send(stdin, &socket), recv(stdout, &socket))?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/examples/echo.rs b/examples/echo.rs
index d492e07e9..aece8dc65 100644
--- a/examples/echo.rs
+++ b/examples/echo.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         // which will allow all of our clients to be processed concurrently.
 
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            let mut buf = [0; 1024];
+            let mut buf = vec![0; 1024];
 
             // In a loop, read data from the socket and write the data back.
             loop {
diff --git a/examples/proxy.rs b/examples/proxy.rs
index 2d9b7ce3d..e5cd4b8b5 100644
--- a/examples/proxy.rs
+++ b/examples/proxy.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ use tokio::io;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 
-use futures::future::try_join;
 use futures::FutureExt;
 use std::env;
 use std::error::Error;
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ async fn transfer(mut inbound: TcpStream, proxy_addr: String) -> Result<(), Box<
         wi.shutdown().await
     };
 
-    try_join(client_to_server, server_to_client).await?;
+    tokio::try_join!(client_to_server, server_to_client)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/examples/udp-codec.rs b/examples/udp-codec.rs
index 7c305245b..c587be9ab 100644
--- a/examples/udp-codec.rs
+++ b/examples/udp-codec.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let b = pong(&mut b);
 
     // Run both futures simultaneously of `a` and `b` sending messages back and forth.
-    match futures::future::try_join(a, b).await {
+    match tokio::try_join!(a, b) {
         Err(e) => println!("an error occurred; error = {:?}", e),
         _ => println!("done!"),
     }