diff --git a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
index 7027834695780..5da9f3d4625f4 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/querysets.txt
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ one, doing so will result in an error.
 .. method:: only(*fields)
 
 
-The ``only()`` method is essentially the opposite of :meth:`defer()`. Only the 
+The ``only()`` method is essentially the opposite of :meth:`defer`. Only the 
 fields passed into this method and that are *not* already specified as 
 deferred are loaded immediately when the queryset is evaluated.