diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index 02ed60833ff..fe87365783b 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -927,15 +927,12 @@ define the details of how the relation works.
     <abstract-base-classes>`; and when you do so
     :ref:`some special syntax <abstract-related-name>` is available.
 
-    If you wish to suppress the provision of a backwards relation, you may
-    simply provide a ``related_name`` which ends with a ``'+'`` character.
-    For example::
+    If you'd prefer Django didn't create a backwards relation, set ``related_name``
+    to ``'+'``. For example, this will ensure that the ``User`` model won't get a
+    backwards relation to this model::
    
         user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name='+')
 
-    will ensure that no backwards relation to this model is provided on the 
-    ``User`` model.
-
 .. attribute:: ForeignKey.to_field
 
     The field on the related object that the relation is to. By default, Django