diff --git a/docs/feature-compatibility.txt b/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
index 57c8c7486..b4a449712 100644
--- a/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
+++ b/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Migration Features
 ------------------
 
 The {+odm-short+} supports all Laravel migration features, but the
-implementation is specific to MongoDB's schemaless model.
+implementation is specific to MongoDB's schema-flexible model.
 
 Seeding Features
 ----------------
diff --git a/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt b/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
index 826e43220..8290e2766 100644
--- a/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
+++ b/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ methods in your application:
 
 .. note::
 
-   MongoDB is a schemaless database, so the preceding schema builder methods
-   query the database data rather than the schema.
+   MongoDB is a schema-flexible database, so the preceding schema
+   builder methods query the database data rather than the schema.
 
 Example
 ```````
@@ -265,9 +265,10 @@ collection fields:
 
 .. note::
 
-   MongoDB is a schemaless database, so the preceding methods query the collection
-   data rather than the database schema. If the specified collection doesn't exist
-   or is empty, these methods return a value of ``false``.
+   MongoDB is a schema-flexible database, so the preceding methods query
+   the collection data rather than the database schema. If the specified
+   collection doesn't exist or is empty, these methods return a value of
+   ``false``.
 
 Example
 ```````