diff --git a/docs/patterns/sqlite3.rst b/docs/patterns/sqlite3.rst
index 660b1a0e..5181fea6 100644
--- a/docs/patterns/sqlite3.rst
+++ b/docs/patterns/sqlite3.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Here is a simple example of how you can use SQLite 3 with Flask::
     def get_db():
         db = getattr(g, '_database', None)
         if db is None:
-            db = g._database = connect_to_database()
+            db = g._database = sqlite3.connect(DATABASE)
         return db
 
     @app.teardown_appcontext