diff --git a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_properties.py b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_properties.py
index 3ddd3ac34..1f1de759e 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_properties.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/grid3d/grid_properties.py
@@ -350,8 +350,7 @@ def names(self) -> list[str]:
 
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> props = GridProperties()
-            >>> props.from_file(
+            >>> props = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.INIT",
             ...     fformat="init",
             ...     names=["PERMX"],
@@ -397,8 +396,7 @@ def props(self) -> list[GridProperty] | None:
 
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> myprops = GridProperties()
-            >>> myprops.from_file(
+            >>> myprops = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.INIT",
             ...     fformat="init",
             ...     names=["PERMX"],
@@ -443,8 +441,7 @@ def dates(self) -> list[str | None] | None:
 
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> props = GridProperties()
-            >>> props.from_file(
+            >>> props = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.INIT",
             ...     fformat="init",
             ...     names=["PERMX"],
@@ -584,8 +581,7 @@ def get_actnum(
 
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> myprops = GridProperties()
-            >>> myprops.from_file(
+            >>> myprops = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.INIT",
             ...     fformat="init",
             ...     names=["PERMX"],
@@ -655,8 +651,7 @@ def from_file(
         Example::
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> props = GridProperties()
-            >>> props.from_file(
+            >>> props = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.INIT",
             ...     fformat="init",
             ...     names=["PERMX"],
@@ -716,7 +711,7 @@ def get_dataframe(
 
             >>> import xtgeo
             >>> grid = xtgeo.grid_from_file(reek_dir + "/REEK.EGRID")
-            >>> pps.grid_properties_from_file(
+            >>> pps = xtgeo.gridproperties_from_file(
             ...     reek_dir + "/REEK.UNRST",
             ...     fformat="unrst",
             ...     names=['SOIL', 'SWAT', 'PRESSURE'],