diff --git a/docs/ref/csrf.txt b/docs/ref/csrf.txt
index 84ba3724915..590990571fe 100644
--- a/docs/ref/csrf.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/csrf.txt
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ Acquiring the token is straightforward:
}
var csrftoken = getCookie('csrftoken');
-The above code could be simplified by using the `jQuery cookie plugin
-`_ to replace ``getCookie``:
+The above code could be simplified by using the `JavaScript Cookie library
+`_ to replace ``getCookie``:
.. code-block:: javascript
- var csrftoken = $.cookie('csrftoken');
+ var csrftoken = Cookies.get('csrftoken');
.. note::