diff --git a/book/forms.rst b/book/forms.rst
index 2e5f24d4674..7ffecb87334 100644
--- a/book/forms.rst
+++ b/book/forms.rst
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ the documentation for each type.
     :ref:`disable HTML5 validation <book-forms-html5-validation-disable>`
     or set the ``required`` option on your field to ``false``::
     
-        ->add('dueDate', 'date', array(
+        ->add('dueDate', DateType::class, array(
             'widget' => 'single_text',
             'required' => false
         ))