diff --git a/cookbook/email/email.rst b/cookbook/email/email.rst
index 77392629a9f..1d9f42edc47 100644
--- a/cookbook/email/email.rst
+++ b/cookbook/email/email.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ an email is pretty straightforward::
 
     public function indexAction($name)
     {
-        $message = \Swift_Message::newInstance()
+        $mailer = $this->get('mailer');
+        $message = $mailer->createMessage()
             ->setSubject('Hello Email')
             ->setFrom('send@example.com')
             ->setTo('recipient@example.com')
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ an email is pretty straightforward::
                 )
             )
         ;
-        $this->get('mailer')->send($message);
+        $mailer->send($message);
 
         return $this->render(...);
     }