diff --git a/documentation/docs/10-getting-started/40-web-standards.md b/documentation/docs/10-getting-started/40-web-standards.md
index 81fc10d8b25a..fb3b03332f64 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/10-getting-started/40-web-standards.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/10-getting-started/40-web-standards.md
@@ -24,20 +24,18 @@ An instance of [`Response`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Res
 
 ### Headers
 
-The [`Headers`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Headers) interface allows you to read incoming `request.headers` and set outgoing `response.headers`. For example, you can get the `request.headers` as shown below, and use the [`json` convenience function](@sveltejs-kit#json) to send modified `response.headers`:
+The [`Headers`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Headers) interface allows you to read incoming `request.headers` and set outgoing `response.headers`. For example, you can get the `request.headers` as shown below, and use [`Response.json`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Response/json_static) to send modified `response.headers`:
 
 ```js
 // @errors: 2461
 /// file: src/routes/what-is-my-user-agent/+server.js
-import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
 /** @type {import('./$types').RequestHandler} */
 export function GET({ request }) {
 	// log all headers
 	console.log(...request.headers);
 
 	// create a JSON Response using a header we received
-	return json({
+	return Response.json({
 		// retrieve a specific header
 		userAgent: request.headers.get('user-agent')
 	}, {
@@ -54,8 +52,6 @@ When dealing with HTML native form submissions you'll be working with [`FormData
 ```js
 // @errors: 2461
 /// file: src/routes/hello/+server.js
-import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
 /** @type {import('./$types').RequestHandler} */
 export async function POST(event) {
 	const body = await event.request.formData();
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ export async function POST(event) {
 	// log all fields
 	console.log([...body]);
 
-	return json({
+	return Response.json({
 		// get a specific field's value
 		name: body.get('name') ?? 'world'
 	});
diff --git a/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/10-routing.md b/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/10-routing.md
index 2202076c28a0..4ce47d352804 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/10-routing.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/10-routing.md
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ export function GET({ url }) {
 
 The first argument to `Response` can be a [`ReadableStream`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStream), making it possible to stream large amounts of data or create server-sent events (unless deploying to platforms that buffer responses, like AWS Lambda).
 
-You can use the [`error`](@sveltejs-kit#error), [`redirect`](@sveltejs-kit#redirect) and [`json`](@sveltejs-kit#json) methods from `@sveltejs/kit` for convenience (but you don't have to).
+You can use the [`error`](@sveltejs-kit#error) and [`redirect`](@sveltejs-kit#redirect) methods from `@sveltejs/kit` for convenience (but you don't have to).
 
 If an error is thrown (either `error(...)` or an unexpected error), the response will be a JSON representation of the error or a fallback error page — which can be customised via `src/error.html` — depending on the `Accept` header. The [`+error.svelte`](#error) component will _not_ be rendered in this case. You can read more about error handling [here](errors).
 
@@ -361,12 +361,10 @@ By exporting `POST`/`PUT`/`PATCH`/`DELETE`/`OPTIONS`/`HEAD`/`QUERY` handlers, `+
 
 ```js
 /// file: src/routes/api/add/+server.js
-import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
 /** @type {import('./$types').RequestHandler} */
 export async function POST({ request }) {
 	const { a, b } = await request.json();
-	return json(a + b);
+	return Response.json(a + b);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -380,18 +378,16 @@ Exporting the `fallback` handler will match any unhandled request methods, inclu
 
 ```js
 /// file: src/routes/api/add/+server.js
-import { json, text } from '@sveltejs/kit';
-
 /** @type {import('./$types').RequestHandler} */
 export async function POST({ request }) {
 	const { a, b } = await request.json();
-	return json(a + b);
+	return Response.json(a + b);
 }
 
 // This handler will respond to PUT, PATCH, DELETE, etc.
 /** @type {import('./$types').RequestHandler} */
 export async function fallback({ request }) {
-	return text(`I caught your ${request.method} request!`);
+	return new Response(`I caught your ${request.method} request!`);
 }
 ```