diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
index e2430140c25be81f3e637664a106197bad293d9c..2a44ae5d5c411f91e82c45f18ff43d75c212d3e7 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ def auto_discovery_link_tag(type = :rss, url_options = {}, tag_options = {})
       #
       # ==== Examples
       #
-      #   favicon_link_tag '/myicon.ico'
+      #   favicon_link_tag 'myicon.ico'
       #   # => <link href="/assets/myicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" />
       #
       # Mobile Safari looks for a different <link> tag, pointing to an image that
       # will be used if you add the page to the home screen of an iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad.
       # The following call would generate such a tag:
       #
-      #   favicon_link_tag '/mb-icon.png', rel: 'apple-touch-icon', type: 'image/png'
+      #   favicon_link_tag 'mb-icon.png', rel: 'apple-touch-icon', type: 'image/png'
       #   # => <link href="/assets/mb-icon.png" rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" />
       def favicon_link_tag(source='favicon.ico', options={})
         tag('link', {