diff --git a/docs/ref/class-based-views/base.txt b/docs/ref/class-based-views/base.txt
index edf2dab5fe..fbb2da9a6e 100644
--- a/docs/ref/class-based-views/base.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/class-based-views/base.txt
@@ -113,13 +113,9 @@ ancestor classes are  documented under the section title of **Ancestors
         If the view was called with an HTTP method it doesn't support, this
         method is called instead.
 
-        The default implementation returns ``HttpResponseNotAllowed`` with
-        status code ``405 Method Not Allowed``.
-
-        .. note::
-
-            Django sets the list of allowed HTTP methods in the ``Allow``
-            response header, and the response content is empty.
+        The default implementation returns ``HttpResponseNotAllowed`` with the
+        list of allowed methods in the ``Allow`` header. The response body is
+        empty, as required by :rfc:`RFC 7231 <7231#section-6.5.5>`.
 
 
     .. method:: options(request, *args, **kwargs)