diff --git a/examples/training/train_ner.py b/examples/training/train_ner.py
index 5b46a678b..7e08f23d5 100644
--- a/examples/training/train_ner.py
+++ b/examples/training/train_ner.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def main(model_dir=None):
             model_dir.mkdir()
         assert model_dir.is_dir()
 
-    nlp = spacy.load('en', parser=False, entity=False, vectors=False)
+    nlp = spacy.load('en', parser=False, entity=False, add_vectors=False)
 
     train_data = [
         (
diff --git a/examples/training/train_parser.py b/examples/training/train_parser.py
index daf23cc49..8c3119704 100644
--- a/examples/training/train_parser.py
+++ b/examples/training/train_parser.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def main(model_dir=None):
             model_dir.mkdir()
         assert model_dir.is_dir()
 
-    nlp = spacy.load('en', tagger=False, parser=False, entity=False, vectors=False)
+    nlp = spacy.load('en', tagger=False, parser=False, entity=False, add_vectors=False)
 
     train_data = [
         (