diff --git a/docs/html/training/sync-adapters/creating-stub-provider.jd b/docs/html/training/sync-adapters/creating-stub-provider.jd
index b8190d1d51c4a..e9e18efd6df1d 100644
--- a/docs/html/training/sync-adapters/creating-stub-provider.jd
+++ b/docs/html/training/sync-adapters/creating-stub-provider.jd
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ public class StubProvider extends ContentProvider {
         return true;
     }
     /*
-     * Return an empty String for MIME type
+     * Return no type for MIME type
      */
     @Override
-    public String getType() {
-        return new String();
+    public String getType(Uri uri) {
+        return null;
     }
     /*
      * query() always returns no results