diff --git a/libraries/lithium/data/source/Database.php b/libraries/lithium/data/source/Database.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/libraries/lithium/data/source/Database.php
+++ b/libraries/lithium/data/source/Database.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ abstract class Database extends \lithium\data\Source {
 	 * Creates the database object and set default values for it.
 	 *
 	 * Options defined:
-	 *  - 'database' _string_ Name of the database to use. Defaults to 'lithium'.
+	 *  - 'database' _string_ Name of the database to use. Defaults to `null`.
 	 *  - 'host' _string_ Name/address of server to connect to. Defaults to 'localhost'.
 	 *  - 'login' _string_ Username to use when connecting to server. Defaults to 'root'.
 	 *  - 'password' _string_ Password to use when connecting to server. Defaults to none.
Changing class doc in `Database` to reflect API.