diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/search.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/search.h
index 2a2195627dd..2865366a33f 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/search.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/search.h
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  * UErrorCode      error = U_ZERO_ERROR;
  * for (int pos = iter->first(error); pos != USEARCH_DONE; 
  *                               pos = iter->next(error)) {
- *     printf("Found match at %d pos, length is %d\n", pos, 
- *                                             iter.getMatchLength());
+ *     printf("Found match at %d pos, length is %d\n", pos, iter.getMatchedLength());
  * }
  * </code></pre>
  *
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
index 7ca93f0bcff..fcb5dbf2009 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/stsearch.h
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ U_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
  *      pos != USEARCH_DONE; 
  *      pos = iter.next(error))
  * {
- *     printf("Found match at %d pos, length is %d\n", pos, 
- *                                             iter.getMatchLength());
+ *     printf("Found match at %d pos, length is %d\n", pos, iter.getMatchedLength());
  * }
  * </code></pre>
  * <p>