diff --git a/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst b/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
index aeb30f4..f917ab4 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/cryptographic-hashes.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 Message Digests
 ===============
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.BaseHash(data=None)
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.primitives.hashes
+
+.. class:: BaseHash(data=None)
 
    Abstract base class that implements a common interface for all hash
    algorithms that follow here.
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
     NIST has deprecated SHA-1 in favor of the SHA-2 variants. New applications
     are strongly suggested to use SHA-2 over SHA-1.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA1()
+.. class:: SHA1()
 
     SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function standardized by NIST. It has a
     160-bit message digest.
@@ -40,22 +42,22 @@
 SHA-2 Family
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA224()
+.. class:: SHA224()
 
     SHA-224 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 224-bit message digest.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA256()
+.. class:: SHA256()
 
     SHA-256 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 256-bit message digest.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA384()
+.. class:: SHA384()
 
     SHA-384 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 384-bit message digest.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.SHA512()
+.. class:: SHA512()
 
     SHA-512 is a cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family and
     standardized by NIST. It has a 512-bit message digest.
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@
 RIPEMD160
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.RIPEMD160()
+.. class:: RIPEMD160()
 
     RIPEMD160 is a cryptographic hash function that is part of ISO/IEC
     10118-3:2004. It has a 160-bit message digest.
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@
 Whirlpool
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.Whirlpool()
+.. class:: Whirlpool()
 
     Whirlpool is a cryptographic hash function that is part of ISO/IEC
     10118-3:2004. It has a 512-bit message digest.
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@
     MD5 is a deprecated hash algorithm that has practical known collision
     attacks. You are strongly discouraged from using it.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.hashes.MD5()
+.. class:: MD5()
 
     MD5 is a deprecated cryptographic hash function. It has a 160-bit message
     digest and has practical known collision attacks.
diff --git a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index 9768246..87e1e69 100644
--- a/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Symmetric Encryption
 ====================
 
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.primitives.block
+
 .. testsetup::
 
     import binascii
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@
 Symmetric encryption is a way to encrypt (hide the plaintext value) material
 where the encrypter and decrypter both use the same key.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.BlockCipher(cipher, mode)
+.. class:: BlockCipher(cipher, mode)
 
     Block ciphers work by encrypting content in chunks, often 64- or 128-bits.
     They combine an underlying algorithm (such as AES), with a mode (such as
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@
             :class:`~cryptography.primitives.interfaces.CipherContext`
             provider.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.interfaces.CipherContext()
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.primitives.interfaces
+
+.. class:: CipherContext()
 
     When calling ``encryptor()`` or ``decryptor()`` on a BlockCipher object you
     will receive a return object conforming to the CipherContext interface. You
@@ -64,7 +68,9 @@
 Ciphers
 ~~~~~~~
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.ciphers.AES(key)
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.primitives.block.ciphers
+
+.. class:: AES(key)
 
     AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher standardized by NIST.
     AES is both fast, and cryptographically strong. It is a good default
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@
     :param bytes key: The secret key, either ``128``, ``192``, or ``256`` bits.
                       This must be kept secret.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.ciphers.Camellia(key)
+.. class:: Camellia(key)
 
     Camellia is a block cipher approved for use by CRYPTREC and ISO/IEC.
     It is considered to have comparable security and performance to AES, but
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@
                       This must be kept secret.
 
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.ciphers.TripleDES(key)
+.. class:: TripleDES(key)
 
     Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard), sometimes refered to as 3DES, is a
     block cipher standardized by NIST. Triple DES has known cryptoanalytic
@@ -103,7 +109,9 @@
 Modes
 ~~~~~
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CBC(initialization_vector)
+.. currentmodule:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes
+
+.. class:: CBC(initialization_vector)
 
     CBC (Cipher block chaining) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It is
     considered cryptographically strong.
@@ -117,7 +125,7 @@
                                         a given ``key``.
 
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CTR(nonce)
+.. class:: CTR(nonce)
 
     .. warning::
 
@@ -135,7 +143,7 @@
                         with a given key. The nonce does not need to be kept
                         secret and may be included alongside the ciphertext.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.OFB(initialization_vector)
+.. class:: OFB(initialization_vector)
 
     OFB (Output Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It
     transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher.
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@
                                         reuse an ``initialization_vector`` with
                                         a given ``key``.
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.CFB(initialization_vector)
+.. class:: CFB(initialization_vector)
 
     CFB (Cipher Feedback) is a mode of operation for block ciphers. It
     transforms a block cipher into a stream cipher.
@@ -171,7 +179,7 @@
     and existing applications should strongly consider migrating away.
 
 
-.. class:: cryptography.primitives.block.modes.ECB()
+.. class:: ECB()
 
     ECB (Electronic Code Book) is the simplest mode of operation for block
     ciphers. Each block of data is encrypted in the same way. This means