diff --git a/examples/sphere-mollweide.js b/examples/sphere-mollweide.js
index a9a07f66c8..d15affded3 100644
--- a/examples/sphere-mollweide.js
+++ b/examples/sphere-mollweide.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ goog.require('ol.Graticule');
 goog.require('ol.Map');
 goog.require('ol.View');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Vector');
-goog.require('ol.proj');
+goog.require('ol.proj.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.source.GeoJSON');
 
 
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ proj4.defs('ESRI:53009', '+proj=moll +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6371000 ' +
 
 // Configure the Sphere Mollweide projection object with an extent,
 // and a world extent. These are required for the Graticule.
-var sphereMollweideProjection = ol.proj.get('ESRI:53009');
-sphereMollweideProjection.setExtent([
-  -9009954.605703328, -9009954.605703328,
-  9009954.605703328, 9009954.605703328]);
-sphereMollweideProjection.setWorldExtent([-179, -90, 179, 90]);
+var sphereMollweideProjection = new ol.proj.Projection({
+  code: 'ESRI:53009',
+  extent: [-9009954.605703328, -9009954.605703328,
+    9009954.605703328, 9009954.605703328],
+  worldExtent: [-179, -90, 179, 90]
+});
 
 var map = new ol.Map({
   keyboardEventTarget: document,
diff --git a/examples/wms-image-custom-proj.js b/examples/wms-image-custom-proj.js
index f48c9c256a..ffb18ed36c 100644
--- a/examples/wms-image-custom-proj.js
+++ b/examples/wms-image-custom-proj.js
@@ -5,21 +5,29 @@ goog.require('ol.control');
 goog.require('ol.control.ScaleLine');
 goog.require('ol.layer.Image');
 goog.require('ol.proj');
+goog.require('ol.proj.Projection');
 goog.require('ol.source.ImageWMS');
 
 
-// Transparent Proj4js support: ol.proj.get() creates and returns a projection
-// known to Proj4js if it is unknown to OpenLayers, and registers functions to
-// transform between all registered projections.
+// Transparent Proj4js support:
+//
 // EPSG:21781 is known to Proj4js because its definition was loaded in the html.
-// Note that we are getting the projection object here to set the extent. If
-// you do not need this, you do not have to use ol.proj.get(); simply use the
-// string code in the view projection below and the transforms will be
-// registered transparently.
-var projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:21781');
-// The extent is used to determine zoom level 0. Recommended values for a
+// Now when we create an ol.proj.Projection instance with the 'EPSG:21781' code,
+// OpenLayers will pick up parameters like units and transform functions from
+// Proj4js.
+//
+// Note that we are setting the projection's extent here, which is used to
+// determine the view resolution for zoom level 0. Recommended values for a
 // projection's validity extent can be found at http://epsg.io/.
-projection.setExtent([485869.5728, 76443.1884, 837076.5648, 299941.7864]);
+//
+// If you use Proj4js only to transform coordinates, you don't even need to
+// create an ol.proj.Projection instance. ol.proj.get() will take care of it
+// internally.
+
+var projection = new ol.proj.Projection({
+  code: 'EPSG:21781',
+  extent: [485869.5728, 76443.1884, 837076.5648, 299941.7864]
+});
 
 var extent = [420000, 30000, 900000, 350000];
 var layers = [
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View({
     projection: projection,
-    center: ol.proj.transform([8.23, 46.86], 'EPSG:4326', 'EPSG:21781'),
+    center: ol.proj.transform([8.23, 46.86], 'EPSG:4326', projection),
     extent: extent,
     zoom: 2
   })