diff --git a/http_cache/varnish.rst b/http_cache/varnish.rst
index 7de62c0ec8f..11a8af670bf 100644
--- a/http_cache/varnish.rst
+++ b/http_cache/varnish.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ header:
 .. code-block:: varnish4
 
     sub vcl_recv {
-        remove req.http.Forwarded;
+        unset req.http.Forwarded;
     }
 
 If you do not have access to your Varnish configuration, you can instead