diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 8f12b2df48..f76e4e8011 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def get_default(self):
         is provided for this field.
 
         If a default has not been set for this field then this will simply
-        return `empty`, indicating that no value should be set in the
+        raise `SkipField`, indicating that no value should be set in the
         validated data for this field.
         """
         if self.default is empty or getattr(self.root, 'partial', False):