diff --git a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
index bbf92c6ce..4fd7aa84c 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/viewsets.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ The actions provided by the `ModelViewSet` class are `.list()`, `.retrieve()`,
 
 #### Example
 
-Because `ModelViewSet` extends `GenericAPIView`, you'll normally need to provide at least the `queryset` and `serializer_class` attributes, or the `model` attribute shortcut.  For example:
+Because `ModelViewSet` extends `GenericAPIView`, you'll normally need to provide at least the `queryset` and `serializer_class` attributes.  For example:
 
     class AccountViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         """