diff --git a/examples/canvas-tiles.js b/examples/canvas-tiles.js
index 473e9eca56..a43b51b254 100644
--- a/examples/canvas-tiles.js
+++ b/examples/canvas-tiles.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var layers = [
   }),
   new ol.layer.TileLayer({
     source: new ol.source.DebugTileSource({
-      projection: ol.projection.get('EPSG:3857'),
+      projection: 'EPSG:3857',
       tileGrid: new ol.tilegrid.XYZ({
         maxZoom: 22
       })
diff --git a/examples/epsg-4326.js b/examples/epsg-4326.js
index c9bee9396a..05f4c570f3 100644
--- a/examples/epsg-4326.js
+++ b/examples/epsg-4326.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   renderers: [ol.RendererHint.CANVAS, ol.RendererHint.DOM],
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View2D({
-    projection: ol.projection.get('EPSG:4326'),
+    projection: 'EPSG:4326',
     center: new ol.Coordinate(0, 0),
     zoom: 2
   })
diff --git a/examples/mouse-position.js b/examples/mouse-position.js
index de89c3a573..9318d78f81 100644
--- a/examples/mouse-position.js
+++ b/examples/mouse-position.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   controls: ol.control.defaults({}, [
     new ol.control.MousePosition({
       coordinateFormat: ol.Coordinate.toStringHDMS,
-      projection: ol.projection.getFromCode('EPSG:4326'),
+      projection: 'EPSG:4326',
       target: document.getElementById('mouse-position'),
       undefinedHTML: ' '
     })