diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.collection.findOne-param.yaml b/source/reference/method/db.collection.findOne-param.yaml
index dc17c7d1266..29f8c954848 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.collection.findOne-param.yaml
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.collection.findOne-param.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ field:
 name: projection
 type: document
 position: 2
-description: Specifies the fields to return using :doc:`projection operators </reference/operator/projection>`. To return all fields in the matching document, omit this parameter.
+description: Specifies the fields to return using :doc:`projection operators </reference/operator/projection>`. Omit this parameter to return all fields in the matching document.
 ...