diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigator.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigator.rs
index 57a3bd3b8..1207b1fb2 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigator.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_navigator.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use dioxus_lib::prelude::{try_consume_context, use_hook};
 
 use crate::prelude::{Navigator, RouterContext};
 
-/// A hook that provides access to the navigator to change the router history. Unlike [`use_router`], this hook will not cause a rerender when the current route changes
+/// A hook that provides access to the navigator to change the router history.
 ///
 /// > The Routable macro will define a version of this hook with an explicit type.
 ///
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::prelude::{Navigator, RouterContext};
 ///
 /// #[component]
 /// fn Index() -> Element {
-///     let navigator = use_navigator(&cx);
+///     let navigator = use_navigator();
 ///
 ///     rsx! {
 ///         button {
diff --git a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
index 7a9942bd1..d0c66ebfb 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/hooks/use_route.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@ use crate::utils::use_router_internal::use_router_internal;
 ///
 /// > The Routable macro will define a version of this hook with an explicit type.
 ///
-/// # Return values
-/// - None, when not called inside a [`Link`] component.
-/// - Otherwise the current route.
-///
 /// # Panic
-/// - When the calling component is not nested within a [`Link`] component during a debug build.
+/// - When the calling component is not nested within a [`Router`] component.
 ///
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn use_route<R: Routable + Clone>() -> R {
     match use_router_internal() {
         Some(r) => r.current(),
         None => {
-            panic!("`use_route` must have access to a parent router")
+            panic!("`use_route` must be called in a descendant of a Router component")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/utils/use_router_internal.rs b/packages/router/src/utils/use_router_internal.rs
index 441063cbe..04853233c 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/utils/use_router_internal.rs
+++ b/packages/router/src/utils/use_router_internal.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 /// single component, but not recommended. Multiple subscriptions will be discarded.
 ///
 /// # Return values
-/// - [`None`], when the current component isn't a descendant of a [`Link`] component.
+/// - [`None`], when the current component isn't a descendant of a [`Router`] component.
 /// - Otherwise [`Some`].
 pub(crate) fn use_router_internal() -> Option<RouterContext> {
-    let router = use_hook(consume_context::<RouterContext>);
+    let router = try_consume_context::<RouterContext>()?;
     let id = current_scope_id().expect("use_router_internal called outside of a component");
     use_drop({
         to_owned![router];