diff --git a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
index 09d88df50b..6ab65b03cb 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/instances.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Example::
     try:
         article.full_clean()
     except ValidationError, e:
-        # Do something based on the errors contained in e.error_dict.
+        # Do something based on the errors contained in e.message_dict.
         # Display them to a user, or handle them programatically.
 
 The first step ``full_clean()`` performs is to clean each individual field.