diff --git a/src/fn/closures.md b/src/fn/closures.md
index 0c1b999efd..82286003b6 100644
--- a/src/fn/closures.md
+++ b/src/fn/closures.md
@@ -19,21 +19,23 @@ Other characteristics of closures include:
 
 ```rust,editable
 fn main() {
-    // Increment via closures and functions.
-    fn function(i: i32) -> i32 { i + 1 }
+    let outer_var = 42;
+    
+    // A regular function can't refer to variables in the enclosing environment
+    //fn function(i: i32) -> i32 { i + outer_var }
+    // TODO: uncomment the line above and see the compiler error. The compiler
+    // suggests that we define a closure instead.
 
     // Closures are anonymous, here we are binding them to references
     // Annotation is identical to function annotation but is optional
     // as are the `{}` wrapping the body. These nameless functions
     // are assigned to appropriately named variables.
-    let closure_annotated = |i: i32| -> i32 { i + 1 };
-    let closure_inferred  = |i     |          i + 1  ;
-
-    let i = 1;
-    // Call the function and closures.
-    println!("function: {}", function(i));
-    println!("closure_annotated: {}", closure_annotated(i));
-    println!("closure_inferred: {}", closure_inferred(i));
+    let closure_annotated = |i: i32| -> i32 { i + outer_var };
+    let closure_inferred  = |i     |          i + outer_var  ;
+
+    // Call the closures.
+    println!("closure_annotated: {}", closure_annotated(1));
+    println!("closure_inferred: {}", closure_inferred(1));
     // Once closure's type has been inferred, it cannot be inferred again with another type.
     //println!("cannot reuse closure_inferred with another type: {}", closure_inferred(42i64));
     // TODO: uncomment the line above and see the compiler error.