diff --git a/docs/populate.md b/docs/populate.md
index af2af731bb3..cc73b326b2a 100644
--- a/docs/populate.md
+++ b/docs/populate.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Population is the process of automatically replacing the specified paths in the
 
 ```javascript
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
-const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+const { Schema } = mongoose;
 
 const personSchema = Schema({
   _id: Schema.Types.ObjectId,