diff --git a/source/tutorial/manage-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt b/source/tutorial/manage-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
index 8502b4daf48..9348111cff6 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/manage-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/manage-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ all migration, use the following procedure:
 
 .. note::
 
-   To disable the balancer from a driver that does not have the
-   :method:`sh.stopBalancer()` or :method:`sh.setBalancerState()` helpers,
-   issue the following command from the ``config`` database:
+   To disable the balancer from a driver,
+   use the :command:`balancerStop` command against the ``admin`` database,
+   as in the following:
 
    .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      db.settings.update( { _id: "balancer" }, { $set : { stopped: true } } ,  { upsert: true } )
+      db.adminCommand( { balancerStop: 1 } )
 
 .. _sharding-balancing-re-enable:
 .. _sharding-balancing-enable:
@@ -193,12 +193,14 @@ re-enable it:
 
       sh.setBalancerState(true)
 
-   From a driver that does not have the :method:`sh.startBalancer()` helper,
-   issue the following from the ``config`` database:
+   .. note::
 
-   .. code-block:: javascript
+      To enable the balancer from a driver, use the :command:`balancerStart`
+      command against the ``admin`` database, as in the following:
+
+      .. code-block:: javascript
 
-      db.settings.update( { _id: "balancer" }, { $set : { stopped: false } } , { upsert: true } )
+         db.adminCommand( { balancerStart: 1 } )
 
 Disable Balancing During Backups
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