diff --git a/appendix_a.md b/appendix_a.md
index 3cd3bfd7..d8729534 100644
--- a/appendix_a.md
+++ b/appendix_a.md
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ const maybe = curry((v, f, m) => {
 ## nothing
 
 ```js
-// nothing :: () -> Maybe a
-const nothing = () => Maybe.of(null);
+// nothing :: Maybe a
+const nothing = Maybe.of(null);
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/exercises/ch11/solution_a.js b/exercises/ch11/solution_a.js
index ff5501db..0ea3424c 100644
--- a/exercises/ch11/solution_a.js
+++ b/exercises/ch11/solution_a.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-const eitherToMaybe = either(_ => nothing(), Maybe.of);
+const eitherToMaybe = either(always(nothing), Maybe.of);
diff --git a/exercises/support.js b/exercises/support.js
index 4dc02f83..56ebe432 100644
--- a/exercises/support.js
+++ b/exercises/support.js
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ const maybe = curry(function maybe(v, f, m) {
   return f(m.$value);
 });
 
-const nothing = function nothing() { return Maybe.of(null); };
+const nothing = Maybe.of(null);
 
 const reject = function reject(x) { return Task.rejected(x); };