diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/proxying-api-requests-in-development.md b/docusaurus/docs/proxying-api-requests-in-development.md
index 3fdfb778069..f360495aa1c 100644
--- a/docusaurus/docs/proxying-api-requests-in-development.md
+++ b/docusaurus/docs/proxying-api-requests-in-development.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $ yarn add http-proxy-middleware
 Next, create `src/setupProxy.js` and place the following contents in it:
 
 ```js
-const proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware');
+const {createProxyMiddleware} = require('http-proxy-middleware');
 
 module.exports = function(app) {
   // ...
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
 You can now register proxies as you wish! Here's an example using the above `http-proxy-middleware`:
 
 ```js
-const proxy = require('http-proxy-middleware');
+const {createProxyMiddleware} = require('http-proxy-middleware');
 
 module.exports = function(app) {
   app.use(
     '/api',
-    proxy({
+    createProxyMiddleware({
       target: 'http://localhost:5000',
       changeOrigin: true,
     })