diff --git a/tower-service/src/lib.rs b/tower-service/src/lib.rs
index a6ef0ece..79dc2fed 100644
--- a/tower-service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tower-service/src/lib.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 ///     type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>>>;
 ///
 ///     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-///         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+///         self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
 ///     }
 ///
 ///     fn call(&mut self, req: R) -> Self::Future {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 ///     type Future = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>>>;
 ///
 ///     fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
-///         Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
+///         self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
 ///     }
 ///
 ///     fn call(&mut self, req: R) -> Self::Future {