diff --git a/src/content/language/constructors.md b/src/content/language/constructors.md
index f1a1201d23..bb7c3f1226 100644
--- a/src/content/language/constructors.md
+++ b/src/content/language/constructors.md
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ To instantiate a class, use a generative constructor.
 <?code-excerpt "point_alt.dart (idiomatic-constructor)" plaster="none"?>
 ```dart
 class Point {
-  // Initializer list of variables and values
-  double x = 2.0;
-  double y = 2.0;
+  // Instance variables to hold the coordinates of the point.
+  double x;
+  double y;
 
-  // Generative constructor with initializing formal parameters:
-  Point(this.x, this.y);
+  // Generative constructor with optional positional parameters and default values.
+  Point([this.x = 2.0, this.y = 2.0]);
 }
 ```