diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/advanced.txt b/docs/topics/testing/advanced.txt
index c995d5ec5c..b95f157f0c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing/advanced.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing/advanced.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ The following is a simple unit test using the request factory::
     from django.contrib.auth.models import AnonymousUser, User
     from django.test import TestCase, RequestFactory
 
+    from .views import my_view
+
     class SimpleTest(TestCase):
         def setUp(self):
             # Every test needs access to the request factory.