diff --git a/docs/python-api.rst b/docs/python-api.rst
index 40d3289..de67c1d 100644
--- a/docs/python-api.rst
+++ b/docs/python-api.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ If you want to create an in-memory database, you can do so like this:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    db = Database(sqlite3.connect(memory=True))
+    db = Database(memory=True)
 
 Tables are accessed using the indexing operator, like so: