diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 565f72cfafb..7271f9c69a9 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
 # SESSIONS #
 ############
 
-SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'hotclub'           # Cookie name. This can be whatever you want.
+SESSION_COOKIE_NAME = 'sessionid'         # Cookie name. This can be whatever you want.
 SESSION_COOKIE_AGE = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7 * 2 # Age of cookie, in seconds (default: 2 weeks).
 SESSION_COOKIE_DOMAIN = None              # A string like ".lawrence.com", or None for standard domain cookie.
 SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST = False        # Whether to save the session data on every request.
diff --git a/docs/sessions.txt b/docs/sessions.txt
index c7d3cd9bfc1..bebee3a79fe 100644
--- a/docs/sessions.txt
+++ b/docs/sessions.txt
@@ -215,13 +215,11 @@ domain cookie.
 SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
 -------------------
 
-Default: ``'hotclub'``
+Default: ``'sessionid'`` (**Django development version.** Previous default was
+``'hotclub'``, which was deemed to pornish.)
 
 The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want.
 
-``'hotclub'`` is a reference to the Hot Club of France, the band Django
-Reinhardt played in.
-
 SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/settings.txt b/docs/settings.txt
index 66baeb08604..164407659de 100644
--- a/docs/settings.txt
+++ b/docs/settings.txt
@@ -525,14 +525,12 @@ domain cookie. See the `session docs`_.
 SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
 -------------------
 
-Default: ``'hotclub'``
+Default: ``'sessionid'`` (**Django development version.** Previous default was
+``'hotclub'``, which was deemed to pornish.)
 
 The name of the cookie to use for sessions. This can be whatever you want.
 See the `session docs`_.
 
-``'hotclub'`` is a reference to the Hot Club of France, the band Django
-Reinhardt played in.
-
 SESSION_SAVE_EVERY_REQUEST
 --------------------------