diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e00b3cf..b71165f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ import httpretty
 @httpretty.activate
 def test_response_callbacks():
 
-    def request_callback(method, uri, headers):
-        return (200, headers, "The {} response from {}".format(method, uri))
+    def request_callback(request, uri, headers):
+        return (200, headers, "The {} response from {}".format(request.method, uri))
 
     httpretty.register_uri(
         httpretty.GET, "https://api.yahoo.com/test",
diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 20fee25..88b5934 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ import httpretty
 @httpretty.activate
 def test_response_callbacks():
 
-    def request_callback(method, uri, headers):
-        return (200, headers, "The {} response from {}".format(method, uri))
+    def request_callback(request, uri, headers):
+        return (200, headers, "The {} response from {}".format(request.method, uri))
 
     httpretty.register_uri(
         httpretty.GET, "https://api.yahoo.com/test",