diff --git a/docs/guide/rest.md b/docs/guide/rest.md
index eb6cca7b87..8a0d8e2929 100644
--- a/docs/guide/rest.md
+++ b/docs/guide/rest.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use yii\rest\ActiveController;
 
 class UserController extends ActiveController
 {
-	public $modelClass = 'app\models\City';
+	public $modelClass = 'app\models\User';
 }
 ```