diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
index e05248f..d3ba731 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/symmetric-encryption.rst
@@ -365,20 +365,45 @@
     :param bytes tag: The tag bytes to verify during decryption. When encrypting
                       this must be None.
 
-    .. doctest::
+    .. code-block:: python
 
-        >>> from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers import Cipher, algorithms, modes
-        >>> from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
-        >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(key), modes.GCM(iv), backend=default_backend())
-        >>> encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
-        >>> encryptor.authenticate_additional_data(b"authenticated but not encrypted payload")
-        >>> ct = encryptor.update(b"a secret message") + encryptor.finalize()
-        >>> tag = encryptor.tag
-        >>> cipher = Cipher(algorithms.AES(key), modes.GCM(iv, tag), backend)
-        >>> decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
-        >>> decryptor.authenticate_additional_data(b"authenticated but not encrypted payload")
-        >>> decryptor.update(ct) + decryptor.finalize()
-        'a secret message'
+        def encrypt(key, plaintext, associated_data):
+            iv = os.urandom(12)
+            cipher = Cipher(
+                algorithms.AES(key),
+                modes.GCM(iv),
+                backend=default_backend()
+            )
+
+            encryptor = cipher.encryptor()
+            encryptor.authenticate_additional_data(associated_data)
+            ciphertext = encryptor.update(plaintext) + encryptor.finalize()
+
+            return (associated_data, iv, ciphertext, encryptor.tag)
+
+        def decrypt(key, associated_data, iv, ciphertext, tag):
+            cipher = Cipher(
+                algorithms.AES(key),
+                modes.GCM(iv, tag),
+                backend=default_backend()
+            )
+
+            decryptor = cipher.decryptor()
+            decryptor.authenticate_additional_data(associated_data)
+
+            return decryptor.update(ciphertext) + decryptor.finalize()
+
+        associated_data, iv, ciphertext, tag = encrypt(
+            key,
+            b"a secret message",
+            b"authenticated but not encrypted payload"
+        )
+
+        print(decrypt(key, associated_data, iv, ciphertext, tag))
+
+    .. testoutput::
+
+        a secret message
 
 
 Insecure Modes