diff --git a/docs/advanced.rst b/docs/advanced.rst
index 83e3b42d..8731a040 100644
--- a/docs/advanced.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced.rst
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ cube mesh:
      Number of elements: 1
      Number of vertices: 8
      Number of nodes: 8
-     Named boundaries [# facets]: left [1], bottom [1], front [1], right [1], top [1], back [1]
    >>> basis = Basis(m, ElementHex2())
    >>> basis
    <skfem CellBasis(MeshHex1, ElementHex2) object>
diff --git a/docs/howto.rst b/docs/howto.rst
index 8c6fa778..ab881cb0 100644
--- a/docs/howto.rst
+++ b/docs/howto.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ the boundary.  Currently the main tool for finding DOFs is
 .. doctest::
 
    >>> from skfem import MeshTri, Basis, ElementTriP2
-   >>> m = MeshTri().refined(2)
+   >>> m = MeshTri().refined(2).with_default_tags()
    >>> basis = Basis(m, ElementTriP2())
 
 .. plot::
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ as follows:
 
    from skfem import *
    from skfem.visuals.matplotlib import *
-   m = MeshTri().refined(2)
+   m = MeshTri().refined(2).with_default_tags()
    basis = Basis(m, ElementTriP2())
    dofs = basis.get_dofs('left')
    ax = draw(m)
diff --git a/skfem/assembly/__init__.py b/skfem/assembly/__init__.py
index 31c16a7b..368f0f9a 100644
--- a/skfem/assembly/__init__.py
+++ b/skfem/assembly/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   Number of elements: 2
   Number of vertices: 4
   Number of nodes: 4
-  Named boundaries [# facets]: left [1], bottom [1], right [1], top [1]
 
 2. Create :class:`~skfem.assembly.CellBasis` or
    :class:`~skfem.assembly.FacetBasis` objects.
diff --git a/skfem/mesh/__init__.py b/skfem/mesh/__init__.py
index 40b1b1f0..dd6ec989 100644
--- a/skfem/mesh/__init__.py
+++ b/skfem/mesh/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   Number of elements: 2
   Number of vertices: 4
   Number of nodes: 4
-  Named boundaries [# facets]: left [1], bottom [1], right [1], top [1]
 
 Each mesh type has several constructors; see the docstring, e.g.,
 ``help(MeshTri)`` or click :class:`~skfem.mesh.MeshTri` in the online