diff --git a/docs/topics/db/models.txt b/docs/topics/db/models.txt
index 40e4a0a65b..60d3a7016f 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/models.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/models.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ Fields
 
 The most important part of a model -- and the only required part of a model --
 is the list of database fields it defines. Fields are specified by class
-attributes.
+attributes. Be careful not to choose field names that conflict with the
+:doc:`models API </ref/models/instances>` like ``clean``, ``save``, or
+``delete``.
 
 Example::