diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/frame/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/frame/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
index 1b9c076e2d..4b572b1bdf 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/frame/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/frame/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public class Http2ServerInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel> {
                 // If this handler is hit then no upgrade has been attempted and the client is just talking HTTP.
                 System.err.println("Directly talking: " + msg.protocolVersion() + " (no upgrade was attempted)");
                 ChannelPipeline pipeline = ctx.pipeline();
-                ChannelHandlerContext thisCtx = pipeline.context(this);
-                pipeline.addAfter(thisCtx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
+                pipeline.addAfter(ctx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
                 pipeline.replace(this, null, new HttpObjectAggregator(maxHttpContentLength));
                 ctx.fireChannelRead(ReferenceCountUtil.retain(msg));
             }
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
index 4f598e9679..c42dbd55b4 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/multiplex/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ public class Http2ServerInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel> {
                 // If this handler is hit then no upgrade has been attempted and the client is just talking HTTP.
                 System.err.println("Directly talking: " + msg.protocolVersion() + " (no upgrade was attempted)");
                 ChannelPipeline pipeline = ctx.pipeline();
-                ChannelHandlerContext thisCtx = pipeline.context(this);
-                pipeline.addAfter(thisCtx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
+                pipeline.addAfter(ctx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
                 pipeline.replace(this, null, new HttpObjectAggregator(maxHttpContentLength));
                 ctx.fireChannelRead(ReferenceCountUtil.retain(msg));
             }
diff --git a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
index 148a846221..c53f02ba25 100644
--- a/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
+++ b/example/src/main/java/io/netty/example/http2/helloworld/server/Http2ServerInitializer.java
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ public class Http2ServerInitializer extends ChannelInitializer<SocketChannel> {
                 // If this handler is hit then no upgrade has been attempted and the client is just talking HTTP.
                 System.err.println("Directly talking: " + msg.protocolVersion() + " (no upgrade was attempted)");
                 ChannelPipeline pipeline = ctx.pipeline();
-                ChannelHandlerContext thisCtx = pipeline.context(this);
-                pipeline.addAfter(thisCtx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
+                pipeline.addAfter(ctx.name(), null, new HelloWorldHttp1Handler("Direct. No Upgrade Attempted."));
                 pipeline.replace(this, null, new HttpObjectAggregator(maxHttpContentLength));
                 ctx.fireChannelRead(ReferenceCountUtil.retain(msg));
             }