diff --git a/lib/document.js b/lib/document.js
index 4c8f6995b9b..eaadeb76d68 100644
--- a/lib/document.js
+++ b/lib/document.js
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ Document.prototype.$__validate = function(callback) {
  *     }
  *
  * @param {Array|string} pathsToValidate only validate the given paths
- * @return {MongooseError|undefined} MongooseError if there are errors during validation, or undefined if there is no error.
+ * @return {ValidationError|undefined} ValidationError if there are errors during validation, or undefined if there is no error.
  * @api public
  */