diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mongodb.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mongodb.adoc
index aa0f425d5..3e2d8720b 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mongodb.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/reference/mongodb.adoc
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class AppConfig {
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 ====
 
-To access the `com.mongodb.client.MongoClient` object created by the `MongoClientFactoryBean` in other `@Configuration` classes or your own classes, use a `private @Autowired Mongo mongo;` field.
+To access the `com.mongodb.client.MongoClient` object created by the `MongoClientFactoryBean` in other `@Configuration` classes or your own classes, use a `private @Autowired MongoClient mongoClient;` field.
 
 [[mongo.mongo-xml-config]]
 === Registering a Mongo Instance by Using XML-based Metadata