diff --git a/doc/devel/contributing.rst b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
index d5d288af5a97..f899e4a1043d 100644
--- a/doc/devel/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ We use `Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_ for version control and
 You can check out the latest sources with the command (see
 :ref:`set-up-fork` for more details)::
 
-    git clone https://github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git
+    git clone https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git
 
 and navigate to the :file:`matplotlib` directory. If you have the proper privileges,
 you can use ``git@`` instead of  ``https://``, which works through the ssh protocol
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ then submit a "pull request" (PR):
 
  3. Clone this copy to your local disk::
 
-        $ git clone https://github.com:YourLogin/matplotlib.git
+        $ git clone https://github.com/YourLogin/matplotlib.git
 
  4. Create a branch to hold your changes::
 
diff --git a/doc/devel/gitwash/development_workflow.rst b/doc/devel/gitwash/development_workflow.rst
index 864165bcabe8..7d6b6f0e70c3 100644
--- a/doc/devel/gitwash/development_workflow.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/gitwash/development_workflow.rst
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ collaborator:
 
 Now all those people can do::
 
-    git clone https://gith hub.com:your-user-name/matplotlib.git
+    git clone https://github.com/your-user-name/matplotlib.git
 
 Remember that links starting with ``https`` or ``git@`` are read-write, and that 
 ``git@`` uses the ssh protocol; links starting with ``git://`` are read-only.
diff --git a/doc/devel/gitwash/set_up_fork.rst b/doc/devel/gitwash/set_up_fork.rst
index 61e25a13be44..81ae1d5553ec 100644
--- a/doc/devel/gitwash/set_up_fork.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/gitwash/set_up_fork.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Overview
 
 ::
 
-   git clone https://github.com:your-user-name/matplotlib.git
+   git clone https://github.com/your-user-name/matplotlib.git
    cd matplotlib
    git remote add upstream git://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Clone your fork
 ---------------
 
 #. Clone your fork to the local computer with ``git clone
-   https://github.com:your-user-name/matplotlib.git``
+   https://github.com/your-user-name/matplotlib.git``
 #. Investigate.  Change directory to your new repo: ``cd matplotlib``. Then
    ``git branch -a`` to show you all branches.  You'll get something
    like:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Just for your own satisfaction, show yourself that you now have a new
 
    upstream	git://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git (fetch)
    upstream	git://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git (push)
-   origin	https://github.com:your-user-name/matplotlib.git (fetch)
-   origin	https://github.com:your-user-name/matplotlib.git (push)
+   origin	https://github.com/your-user-name/matplotlib.git (fetch)
+   origin	https://github.com/your-user-name/matplotlib.git (push)
 
 .. include:: links.inc