diff --git a/contrib/examples/checks/com/mycompany/checks/LimitImplementationFiles.java b/contrib/examples/checks/com/mycompany/checks/LimitImplementationFiles.java
index 29ef6a314..8f8c4c17d 100644
--- a/contrib/examples/checks/com/mycompany/checks/LimitImplementationFiles.java
+++ b/contrib/examples/checks/com/mycompany/checks/LimitImplementationFiles.java
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ public class LimitImplementationFiles
             LocalizedMessage[] errors = new LocalizedMessage[1];
 
             // get the resource bundle to use for the message
-            final String className = getClass().getName();
-            final int pkgEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf('.');
-            final String pkgName = className.substring(0, pkgEndIndex);
-            final String bundle = pkgName + ".messages";
+            // will return "com.mycompany.checks.messages"
+            final String bundle = getMessageBundle();
 
             // create the message arguments
             Object[] msgArgs = new Object[]{new Integer(max)};
diff --git a/docs/writingchecks.html b/docs/writingchecks.html
index c7c0dd50a..d531eb80d 100644
--- a/docs/writingchecks.html
+++ b/docs/writingchecks.html
@@ -507,10 +507,8 @@
                   LocalizedMessage[] errors = new LocalizedMessage[1];
 
                   // get the resource bundle to use for the message
-                  final String className = getClass().getName();
-                  final int pkgEndIndex = className.lastIndexOf('.');
-                  final String pkgName = className.substring(0, pkgEndIndex);
-                  final String bundle = pkgName + ".messages";
+                  // will return "com.mycompany.checks.messages"
+                  final String bundle = getMessageBundle();
 
                   // create the message arguments
                   Object[] msgArgs = new Object[]{new Integer(max)};