diff --git a/examples/node-xhr/readme.md b/examples/node-xhr/readme.md
index 71333bae1..72c12cf1d 100644
--- a/examples/node-xhr/readme.md
+++ b/examples/node-xhr/readme.md
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-# Uppy + AWS S3 Example
+# Uppy + Node xhr Example
 
-This example uses @uppy/companion with a custom AWS S3 configuration.
-Files are uploaded to a randomly named directory inside the `whatever/` directory in a bucket.
+This example uses @uppy/xhr to upload files to the local file system.
 
 ## Run it
 
-First set up the `COMPANION_AWS_KEY`, `COMPANION_AWS_SECRET`, `COMPANION_AWS_REGION`, and `COMPANION_AWS_BUCKET` environment variables for @uppy/companion.
+Move into this directory, then:
 
 Move into this directory, then:
 
diff --git a/examples/python-xhr/readme.md b/examples/python-xhr/readme.md
index 71333bae1..79e00c10f 100644
--- a/examples/python-xhr/readme.md
+++ b/examples/python-xhr/readme.md
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-# Uppy + AWS S3 Example
+# Uppy + Python xhr Example
 
-This example uses @uppy/companion with a custom AWS S3 configuration.
-Files are uploaded to a randomly named directory inside the `whatever/` directory in a bucket.
+This example uses @uppy/xhr to upload files to the local file system.
 
 ## Run it
 
-First set up the `COMPANION_AWS_KEY`, `COMPANION_AWS_SECRET`, `COMPANION_AWS_REGION`, and `COMPANION_AWS_BUCKET` environment variables for @uppy/companion.
-
 Move into this directory, then:
 
 ```bash
 npm install
+pip install -r requirements.txt
 npm start
 ```