diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
index ee542f789d..f2a4023f25 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/app-a/App.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	let count_value;
 
-	const unsubscribe = count.subscribe(value => {
+	count.subscribe(value => {
 		count_value = value;
 	});
 </script>
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 
 <Incrementer/>
 <Decrementer/>
-<Resetter/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<Resetter/>
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
index 57c27411ea..247ef86e8d 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/01-writable-stores/text.md
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Finally, in `Resetter.svelte`, implement `reset`:
 function reset() {
 	count.set(0);
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/app-a/App.svelte b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/app-a/App.svelte
index ee542f789d..f2a4023f25 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/app-a/App.svelte
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/app-a/App.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	let count_value;
 
-	const unsubscribe = count.subscribe(value => {
+	count.subscribe(value => {
 		count_value = value;
 	});
 </script>
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 
 <Incrementer/>
 <Decrementer/>
-<Resetter/>
\ No newline at end of file
+<Resetter/>
diff --git a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/text.md b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/text.md
index af584261f4..f80c4b2f72 100644
--- a/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/text.md
+++ b/site/content/tutorial/08-stores/02-auto-subscriptions/text.md
@@ -2,9 +2,17 @@
 title: Auto-subscriptions
 ---
 
-The app in the previous example works, but there's a subtle bug — the `unsubscribe` function never gets called. If the component was instantiated and destroyed many times, this would result in a *memory leak*.
+The app in the previous example works, but there's a subtle bug — the store is subscribed to, but never unsubscribed. If the component was instantiated and destroyed many times, this would result in a *memory leak*.
 
-One way to fix it would be to use the `onDestroy` [lifecycle hook](tutorial/ondestroy):
+Start by declaring `unsubscribe` in `App.svelte`:
+
+```js
+const unsubscribe = count.subscribe(value => {
+	count_value = value;
+});
+```
+
+You now declared `unsubscribe`, but it still needs be to called, for example through the `onDestroy` [lifecycle hook](tutorial/ondestroy):
 
 ```html
 <script>
@@ -43,4 +51,4 @@ It starts to get a bit boilerplatey though, especially if your component subscri
 
 You're not limited to using `$count` inside the markup, either — you can use it anywhere in the `<script>` as well, such as in event handlers or reactive declarations.
 
-> Any name beginning with `$` is assumed to refer to a store value. It's effectively a reserved character — Svelte will prevent you from declaring your own variables with a `$` prefix.
\ No newline at end of file
+> Any name beginning with `$` is assumed to refer to a store value. It's effectively a reserved character — Svelte will prevent you from declaring your own variables with a `$` prefix.