diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/csrf.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/csrf.txt
index 0be9ebe82d..8ff77e3123 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/csrf.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/csrf.txt
@@ -134,14 +134,13 @@ data. (These are often the same view function, but not always).  It is used like
 this::
 
     from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_protect
-    from django.template import RequestContext
+    from django.shortcuts import render
 
     @csrf_protect
     def my_view(request):
         c = {}
         # ...
-        return render_to_response("a_template.html", c,
-                                   context_instance=RequestContext(request))
+        return render(request, "a_template.html", c)
 
 Use of the decorator is **not recommended** by itself, since if you forget to
 use it, you will have a security hole.  The 'belt and braces' strategy of using