diff --git a/source/reference/versioned-api.txt b/source/reference/versioned-api.txt
index 5ae5c60bfad..f4dd288c3b8 100644
--- a/source/reference/versioned-api.txt
+++ b/source/reference/versioned-api.txt
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ documents. Since the :dbcommand:`count` command does not belong to the
 Versioned API, this application cannot use the Versioned API until the 
 :dbcommand:`count` command is removed from the code.
 
-You can use the sample code below to create a ``sales`` collection to 
-follow along: 
+Use the sample MQL (MongoDB Query Language) code to create a ``sales``
+collection in :mongosh:`mongosh </>`:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ For example, issuing ``db.sales.count()`` results in this error:
 
 However, the :dbcommand:`aggregate` command is
 :ref:`in the Versioned API <api-v1-command-list>` and can be used to 
-obtain a count in the following way:
+obtain a count. Use the sample MQL (MongoDB Query Language) code to 
+obtain a count from the ``sales`` collection in :mongosh:`mongosh </>`:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript