diff --git a/doc/3-monitoring-basics.md b/doc/3-monitoring-basics.md
index dec3087c3..656fd2728 100644
--- a/doc/3-monitoring-basics.md
+++ b/doc/3-monitoring-basics.md
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ the output template format for host and services backed with Icinga 2
 runtime vars.
 
     host_format_template = "DATATYPE::HOSTPERFDATA\tTIMET::$icinga.timet$\tHOSTNAME::$host.name$\tHOSTPERFDATA::$host.perfdata$\tHOSTCHECKCOMMAND::$host.checkcommand$\tHOSTSTATE::$host.state$\tHOSTSTATETYPE::$host.statetype$"
-    service_format_template = "DATATYPE::SERVICEPERFDATA\tTIMET::$icinga.timet$\tHOSTNAME::$host.name$\tSERVICEDESC::$service.description$\tSERVICEPERFDATA::$service.perfdata$\tSERVICECHECKCOMMAND::$service.checkcommand$\tHOSTSTATE::$host.state$\tHOSTSTATETYPE::$host.statetype$\tSERVICESTATE::$service.state$\tSERVICESTATETYPE::$service.statetype$"
+    service_format_template = "DATATYPE::SERVICEPERFDATA\tTIMET::$icinga.timet$\tHOSTNAME::$host.name$\tSERVICEDESC::$service.name$\tSERVICEPERFDATA::$service.perfdata$\tSERVICECHECKCOMMAND::$service.checkcommand$\tHOSTSTATE::$host.state$\tHOSTSTATETYPE::$host.statetype$\tSERVICESTATE::$service.state$\tSERVICESTATETYPE::$service.statetype$"
 
 The default templates are already provided with the Icinga 2 feature configuration
 which can be enabled using
diff --git a/doc/8-migration.md b/doc/8-migration.md
index d215d1b66..fac1c6154 100644
--- a/doc/8-migration.md
+++ b/doc/8-migration.md
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ Changes to service runtime macros
 
   Icinga 1.x             | Icinga 2
   -----------------------|----------------------
-  SERVICEDESC            | service.description
+  SERVICEDESC            | service.name
   SERVICEDISPLAYNAME     | service.display_name
   SERVICECHECKCOMMAND    | service.check_command
   SERVICESTATE           | service.state