diff --git a/guides/requests/examples/0-basic-usage.md b/guides/requests/examples/0-basic-usage.md
index 412d9a15833..d79631a0b25 100644
--- a/guides/requests/examples/0-basic-usage.md
+++ b/guides/requests/examples/0-basic-usage.md
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ Lets see how we'd approach this request.
 import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 
-const fetch = new RequestManager();
-manager.use([Fetch]);
+const fetch = new RequestManager().use([Fetch]);
 
 export default fetch;
 ```
diff --git a/guides/requests/index.md b/guides/requests/index.md
index 4d74ac42a04..16bfeef7687 100644
--- a/guides/requests/index.md
+++ b/guides/requests/index.md
@@ -323,13 +323,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 
 class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -345,19 +341,16 @@ Additional handlers or a service injection like the above would need to be done
 consuming application in order to make broader use of `RequestManager`.
 
 ```ts
-import Store, { CacheHandler } from 'ember-data/store';
+import Store from 'ember-data/store';
+import { CacheHandler } from '@ember-data/store';
 import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { LegacyNetworkHandler } from '@ember-data/legacy-compat';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/adapter/README.md b/packages/adapter/README.md
index 90d98d724f4..d153408105b 100644
--- a/packages/adapter/README.md
+++ b/packages/adapter/README.md
@@ -60,13 +60,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import { LegacyNetworkHandler } from '@ember-data/legacy-compat';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([LegacyNetworkHandler])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/data-worker/README.md b/packages/experiments/src/data-worker/README.md
index 44248f53d21..d74481268f8 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/data-worker/README.md
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/data-worker/README.md
@@ -99,12 +99,10 @@ import type { CacheCapabilitiesManager } from '@ember-data/store/types';
 import { CachePolicy } from '@ember-data/request-utils';
 import { SchemaService } from '@warp-drive/schema-record/schema';
 
-const requestManager = new RequestManager();
-requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-
 class WorkerStore extends Store {
-  requestManager = requestManager;
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 
   lifetimes = new CachePolicy({
     apiCacheHardExpires: 600_000,
diff --git a/packages/experiments/src/persisted-cache/README.md b/packages/experiments/src/persisted-cache/README.md
index 9e3c23a2fb4..97c7908421d 100644
--- a/packages/experiments/src/persisted-cache/README.md
+++ b/packages/experiments/src/persisted-cache/README.md
@@ -30,12 +30,9 @@ Or use favorite your javascript package manager.
 
 ```ts
 class Store {
-  constructor() {
-    const rm = new RequestManager();
-    rm.use([new PersistedFetch(), Fetch]);
-    rm.useCache(CacheHandler);
-    this.requestManager = rm;
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([new PersistedFetch(), Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 
   createCache() {
     const jsonapi = new JSONAPICache();
diff --git a/packages/holodeck/README.md b/packages/holodeck/README.md
index 4a8263a486a..0f736954864 100644
--- a/packages/holodeck/README.md
+++ b/packages/holodeck/README.md
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { MockServerHandler } from '@warp-drive/holodeck';
 
-const manager = new RequestManager();
-manager.use([new MockServerHandler(testContext), Fetch]);
+const manager = new RequestManager()
+  .use([new MockServerHandler(testContext), Fetch]);
 ```
 
 From within a test this might look like:
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ import { module, test } from 'qunit';
 
 module('my module', function() {
   test('my test', async function() {
-    const manager = new RequestManager();
-    manager.use([new MockServerHandler(this), Fetch]);
+    const manager = new RequestManager()
+      .use([new MockServerHandler(this), Fetch]);
   });
 });
 ```
diff --git a/packages/request/README.md b/packages/request/README.md
index 72d246df68c..01fa9c1aca0 100644
--- a/packages/request/README.md
+++ b/packages/request/README.md
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { apiUrl } from './config';
 
 // ... create manager and add our Fetch handler
-const manager = new RequestManager();
-manager.use([Fetch]);
+const manager = new RequestManager()
+  .use([Fetch]);
 
 // ... execute a request
 const response = await manager.request({
@@ -441,13 +441,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 
 class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -463,19 +459,16 @@ Additional handlers or a service injection like the above would need to be done
 consuming application in order to make broader use of `RequestManager`.
 
 ```ts
-import Store, { CacheHandler } from 'ember-data/store';
+import Store from 'ember-data/store';
+import { CacheHandler } from '@ember-data/store';
 import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { LegacyNetworkHandler } from '@ember-data/legacy-compat';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/request/src/-private/manager.ts b/packages/request/src/-private/manager.ts
index df5ed2669b9..aa05ed5e807 100644
--- a/packages/request/src/-private/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/request/src/-private/manager.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { apiUrl } from './config';
 
 // ... create manager and add our Fetch handler
-const manager = new RequestManager();
-manager.use([Fetch]);
+const manager = new RequestManager()
+  .use([Fetch]);
 
 // ... execute a request
 const response = await manager.request({
@@ -383,13 +383,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 
 class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
@@ -405,19 +401,16 @@ Additional handlers or a service injection like the above would need to be done
 consuming application in order to make broader use of `RequestManager`.
 
 ```ts
-import Store, { CacheHandler } from 'ember-data/store';
+import Store from 'ember-data/store';
+import { CacheHandler } from '@ember-data/store';
 import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 import { LegacyNetworkHandler } from '@ember-data/legacy-compat';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/request/src/-private/types.ts b/packages/request/src/-private/types.ts
index 27d0243ffdf..dc506ee6866 100644
--- a/packages/request/src/-private/types.ts
+++ b/packages/request/src/-private/types.ts
@@ -205,9 +205,8 @@ In the case of the `Future` being returned, `Stream` proxying is automatic and i
 Request handlers are registered by configuring the manager via `use`
 
 ```ts
-const manager = new RequestManager();
-
-manager.use([Handler1, Handler2]);
+const manager = new RequestManager()
+  .use([Handler1, Handler2]);
 ```
 
 Handlers will be invoked in the order they are registered ("fifo", first-in first-out), and may only be registered up until the first request is made. It is recommended but not required to register all handlers at one time in order to ensure explicitly visible handler ordering.
diff --git a/packages/serializer/README.md b/packages/serializer/README.md
index 3aa85809d9b..3a5fb86afc9 100644
--- a/packages/serializer/README.md
+++ b/packages/serializer/README.md
@@ -60,13 +60,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import { LegacyNetworkHandler } from '@ember-data/legacy-compat';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  requestManager = new RequestManager();
-
-  constructor(args) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([LegacyNetworkHandler])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/store/README.md b/packages/store/README.md
index 64456d52d5c..8daa70a0c62 100644
--- a/packages/store/README.md
+++ b/packages/store/README.md
@@ -108,12 +108,9 @@ import RequestManager from '@ember-data/request';
 import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
 
 export default class extends Store {
-  constructor() {
-    super(...arguments);
-    this.requestManager = new RequestManager();
-    this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager()
+    .use([Fetch])
+    .useCache(CacheHandler);
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
index 2405687a75f..84e0bc24efc 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/-private/store-service.ts
@@ -486,12 +486,9 @@ export class Store extends BaseClass {
    * import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
    *
    * class extends Store {
-   *   constructor() {
-   *     super(...arguments);
-   *     this.requestManager = new RequestManager();
-   *     this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
-   *     this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-   *   }
+   *   requestManager = new RequestManager()
+   *    .use([Fetch])
+   *    .useCache(CacheHandler);
    * }
    * ```
    *
diff --git a/packages/store/src/index.ts b/packages/store/src/index.ts
index 6b31bf43285..3370e82e74f 100644
--- a/packages/store/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/store/src/index.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,8 @@
  * import Fetch from '@ember-data/request/fetch';
  *
  * export default class extends Store {
- *   constructor() {
- *     super(...arguments);
- *     this.requestManager = new RequestManager();
- *     this.requestManager.use([Fetch]);
- *   }
+ *   requestManager = new RequestManager()
+ *    .use([Fetch]);
  * }
  * ```
  *
diff --git a/tests/ember-data__adapter/app/services/store.ts b/tests/ember-data__adapter/app/services/store.ts
index 2e360e8abb2..987a8e3118d 100644
--- a/tests/ember-data__adapter/app/services/store.ts
+++ b/tests/ember-data__adapter/app/services/store.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ import type { StableRecordIdentifier } from '@warp-drive/core-types';
 import type { TypeFromInstance } from '@warp-drive/core-types/record';
 
 export default class Store extends BaseStore {
-  constructor(args: unknown) {
-    super(args);
-    this.requestManager = new RequestManager();
-    this.requestManager.use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch]);
-    this.requestManager.useCache(CacheHandler);
-  }
+  requestManager = new RequestManager().use([LegacyNetworkHandler, Fetch]).useCache(CacheHandler);
 
   createSchemaService(): ReturnType<typeof buildSchema> {
     return buildSchema(this);