diff --git a/docs/primer.md b/docs/primer.md
index 0f90c039..61806be6 100644
--- a/docs/primer.md
+++ b/docs/primer.md
@@ -273,14 +273,14 @@ First, define a fixture class. By convention, you should give it the name
 ```c++
 class QueueTest : public testing::Test {
  protected:
-  void SetUp() override {
+  QueueTest() {
      // q0_ remains empty
      q1_.Enqueue(1);
      q2_.Enqueue(2);
      q2_.Enqueue(3);
   }
 
-  // void TearDown() override {}
+  // ~QueueTest() override = default;
 
   Queue<int> q0_;
   Queue<int> q1_;
@@ -288,8 +288,9 @@ class QueueTest : public testing::Test {
 };
 ```
 
-In this case, `TearDown()` is not needed since we don't have to clean up after
-each test, other than what's already done by the destructor.
+In this case, we don't need to define a destructor or a `TearDown()` method,
+because the implicit destructor generated by the compiler will perform all of
+the necessary cleanup.
 
 Now we'll write tests using `TEST_F()` and this fixture.
 
@@ -326,11 +327,9 @@ would lead to a segfault when `n` is `NULL`.
 When these tests run, the following happens:
 
 1.  GoogleTest constructs a `QueueTest` object (let's call it `t1`).
-2.  `t1.SetUp()` initializes `t1`.
-3.  The first test (`IsEmptyInitially`) runs on `t1`.
-4.  `t1.TearDown()` cleans up after the test finishes.
-5.  `t1` is destructed.
-6.  The above steps are repeated on another `QueueTest` object, this time
+2.  The first test (`IsEmptyInitially`) runs on `t1`.
+3.  `t1` is destructed.
+4.  The above steps are repeated on another `QueueTest` object, this time
     running the `DequeueWorks` test.
 
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