diff --git a/language/control-structures/finally.xml b/language/control-structures/finally.xml
index 2088002f1d00..5b3b4dd450a4 100644
--- a/language/control-structures/finally.xml
+++ b/language/control-structures/finally.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function inverse($x) {
 
 try {
     echo inverse(5) . "\n";
-} catch (\DivisionByZeroError $e) {
+} catch (DivisionByZeroError $e) {
     echo 'Caught error: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n";
 } finally {
     echo "First finally.\n";
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ try {
 
 try {
     echo inverse(0) . "\n";
-} catch (\DivisionByZeroError $e) {
+} catch (DivisionByZeroError $e) {
     echo 'Caught error: ', $e->getMessage(), "\n";
 } finally {
     echo "Second finally.\n";
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function generate()
     try {
         yield 1;
         yield 2;
-    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
         echo 'catch';
     } finally {
         echo "finally\n";
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function generate()
     try {
         yield 1;
         yield 2;
-    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
         echo 'catch';
     } finally {
         echo "finally\n";
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ function generate()
     try {
         yield 1;
         yield 2;
-    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
         echo 'catch';
     } finally {
         echo "inner finally\n";