diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 2c874a1a83..d111e4c127 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -498,11 +498,11 @@ Methods
 .. method:: HttpResponse.__delitem__(header)
 
     Deletes the header with the given name. Fails silently if the header
-    doesn't exist. Case-sensitive.
+    doesn't exist. Case-insensitive.
 
 .. method:: HttpResponse.__getitem__(header)
 
-    Returns the value for the given header name. Case-sensitive.
+    Returns the value for the given header name. Case-insensitive.
 
 .. method:: HttpResponse.has_header(header)