diff --git a/source/reference/command/delete-field-deletes.yaml b/source/reference/command/delete-field-deletes.yaml
index 95c61ab6130..90a2a5cbcf9 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/delete-field-deletes.yaml
+++ b/source/reference/command/delete-field-deletes.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ field:
   optional: false
   type: field
 name: q
-type: string
+type: document
 position: 1
 description: |
   The query that matches documents to delete.