diff --git a/docs/database-collection.txt b/docs/database-collection.txt
index be081c97b..e8d97711a 100644
--- a/docs/database-collection.txt
+++ b/docs/database-collection.txt
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ 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
 ```````
@@ -269,9 +269,10 @@ collection fields:
 - ``Schema::hasColumns(string $<collection>, string[] $<field names>)``:
   checks if each specified field exists in at least one document
 
-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``.
 
 .. note:: id Alias
 
diff --git a/docs/feature-compatibility.txt b/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
index 707f12c70..cce0932cc 100644
--- a/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
+++ b/docs/feature-compatibility.txt
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ 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
 ----------------