diff --git a/docs/development.rst b/docs/development.rst
index 5a1a321898..36817ca9ae 100644
--- a/docs/development.rst
+++ b/docs/development.rst
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ as an example) and run migrations:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ paver update_db
+    $ make migrate
     # Or use a more down-to-the-root command (replace aws with your version of config)
     $ ./manage.py lms migrate --settings=devstack
 
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 3b7febb505..cfa9638881 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ perform database migrations.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ paver update_db
+    $ make migrate
 
     # Or use a more down-to-the-root command (replace aws with your version of config)
     $ ./manage.py lms migrate --settings=aws