diff --git a/docs/topics/request-response.rst b/docs/topics/request-response.rst
index 5d9ac79f6..a45ea6939 100644
--- a/docs/topics/request-response.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/request-response.rst
@@ -508,10 +508,10 @@ Response objects
     .. attribute:: Response.headers
 
         A dictionary-like object which contains the response headers. Values can
-        be accessed from the :class:`headers` object by using :meth:`get` to
-        return the first header value with the specified name or :meth:`getlist`
-        to return all header values with the specified name. For example, this
-        call will give you all cookies in the headers::
+        be accessed using :meth:`get` to return the first header value with the
+        specified name or :meth:`getlist` to return all header values with the
+        specified name. For example, this call will give you all cookies in the
+        headers::
 
             response.headers.getlist('Set-Cookie')