diff --git a/source/connect.txt b/source/connect.txt
index 946e253..265e793 100644
--- a/source/connect.txt
+++ b/source/connect.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ your MongoDB connection, you can use the ``parse_uri()`` function. This
 function accepts the following arguments:
 
 - ``uri``: Your MongoDB connection URI.
+- ``db_name``: The name of the database you want to use.
 - ``conn_max_age``: Configures persistent database connections.
   This argument is optional. To learn more, see 
   `Persistent connections <{+django-docs+}/ref/databases/#persistent-database-connections>`__
@@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ example:
 
     import django_mongodb_backend
 
-    MONGODB_URI = "mongodb+srv://my_user:my_password@cluster0.example.mongodb.net/my_database?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
-    DATABASES["default"] = django_mongodb_backend.parse_uri(MONGODB_URI)
+    MONGODB_URI = "mongodb+srv://my_user:my_password@cluster0.example.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority"
+    DATABASES["default"] = django_mongodb_backend.parse_uri(MONGODB_URI, db_name="<database name>")
 
 Additional Information
 ----------------------
diff --git a/source/get-started/connect-mongodb.txt b/source/get-started/connect-mongodb.txt
index 84b23c1..d98c477 100644
--- a/source/get-started/connect-mongodb.txt
+++ b/source/get-started/connect-mongodb.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ you can create a {+framework+} project that connects to MongoDB.
       .. code-block:: python
 
          DATABASES = {
-            "default": django_mongodb_backend.parse_uri("<connection string URI>"),
+            "default": django_mongodb_backend.parse_uri("<connection string URI>", db_name="<database name>"),
          }
 
       Replace the ``<connection string URI>`` placeholder with the connection string
diff --git a/source/get-started/connection-string.txt b/source/get-started/connection-string.txt
index fc6dee5..1fa7e04 100644
--- a/source/get-started/connection-string.txt
+++ b/source/get-started/connection-string.txt
@@ -54,18 +54,5 @@ when applicable, and connection options.
       Replace the ``<db_username>`` and ``<db_password>`` placeholders with
       your database user's username and password.
 
-   .. step:: Add a database to your connection string
-
-      Specify a database connection in your connection string by adding
-      your database name after the hostname, as shown in the following example:
-      
-      .. code-block:: none
-         :copyable: false
-
-         mongodb+srv://<db_username>:<db_password>@samplecluster.ojeyz.mongodb.net/<database name>?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=SampleCluster
-
-      Replace the ``<database name>`` placeholder with ``sample_mflix`` to
-      configure a connection to the ``sample_mflix`` Atlas sample database.
-
 After completing these steps, you have a connection string that
 contains your database username, database password, and database name.
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