diff --git a/source/core/cursors.txt b/source/core/cursors.txt
index 0689cfc04b5..b934d2d73a6 100644
--- a/source/core/cursors.txt
+++ b/source/core/cursors.txt
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ Cursor Information
 ------------------
 
 The :method:`db.serverStatus()` method returns a document that includes
-a :data:`~serverStatus.metrics` field. The
-:data:`~serverStatus.metrics` field contains a
-:data:`~serverStatus.metrics.cursor` field with the following
-information:
+a :data:`~serverStatus.cursors` field with the following information:
 
 - number of timed out cursors since the last server restart
 
@@ -122,13 +119,11 @@ information:
 - total number of open cursors
 
 Consider the following example which calls the
-:method:`db.serverStatus()` method and accesses the ``metrics`` field
-from the results and then the ``cursor`` field from the ``metrics``
-field:
+:method:`db.serverStatus()` method and accesses the ``cursors`` field:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
-   db.serverStatus().metrics.cursor
+   db.serverStatus().cursors
 
 The result is the following document: