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diff --git a/docs/ref/models/meta.txt b/docs/ref/models/meta.txt
index 6526ca3..dc03b9c 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/meta.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/meta.txt
@@ -164,15 +164,15 @@ These old APIs can be replicated by either:
<model-field-attributes>` that describe (or retrieve, in the case of
``_with_model`` variants) the properties of the desired fields.
-Assuming you have a model named ``MyModel``, the following substitutions
-can be made to convert your code to the new API.
-
-Although these are being presented as "drop-in" replacements for the old
+Although it would be possible to "drop-in" replacements for the old
API, a simple drop-in replacement probably won't be the best approach in
practice. Taking the time to refactor any field loops to make better use
of the new API - and possibly include fields that were previously
excluded - will almost certainly result in better code.
+Assuming you have a model named ``MyModel``, the following substitutions
+can be made to convert your code to the new API:
+
* ``MyModel._meta.get_field(name)``::
f = MyModel._meta.get_field(name)
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