diff --git a/CHANGES/3783.doc b/CHANGES/3783.doc
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+Update documentation reference to the default access logger.
diff --git a/docs/logging.rst b/docs/logging.rst
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@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The default access log format is::
 
 *access_log_class* introduced.
 
-Example of a drop-in replacement for :class:`aiohttp.helpers.AccessLogger`::
+Example of a drop-in replacement for the default access logger::
 
   from aiohttp.abc import AbstractAccessLogger