diff --git a/examples/test_gevent.py b/examples/test_gevent.py
index 3e286f8..3d58398 100644
--- a/examples/test_gevent.py
+++ b/examples/test_gevent.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def echo(sock, address):
 
     def runpool(data):
         with pool.connection(**options) as conn:
-            print ("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+            print ("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size)
 
             sent = conn.send(data)
             echo_data = conn.recv(1024)
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ def runpool(data):
     gevent.joinall(jobs)
     delay = time.time() - start
 
-    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size)
 
     with pool.connection(**options) as conn:
-        print ("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+        print ("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size)
 
         sent = conn.send("hello")
         echo_data = conn.recv(1024)
         assert "hello" == echo_data
 
-    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size)
diff --git a/examples/test_threaded.py b/examples/test_threaded.py
index a62fd32..a497912 100644
--- a/examples/test_threaded.py
+++ b/examples/test_threaded.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def runpool():
                 break
             try:
                 with pool.connection() as conn:
-                    print("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+                    print("conn: pool size: %s" % pool.size)
                     sent = conn.send(data)
                     echo = conn.recv(1024)
                     print("got %s" % data)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def runpool():
 
     q.join()
 
-    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size())
+    print ("final pool size: %s" % pool.size)
 
     pool.release_all()
     server.shutdown()