diff --git a/doc/source/ref/tables.rst b/doc/source/ref/tables.rst
index ea371fc1f3..b2f22d896a 100644
--- a/doc/source/ref/tables.rst
+++ b/doc/source/ref/tables.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ represented. Example::
         name = Column('name')
         email = Column('email')
 
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "my_table"
             table_actions = (MyAction, MyOtherAction)
             row_actions - (MyAction)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ The following options can be defined in a ``Meta`` class inside a
 :class:`.DataTable` class. Example::
 
     class MyTable(DataTable):
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "my_table"
             verbose_name = "My Table"
 
diff --git a/doc/source/topics/tables.rst b/doc/source/topics/tables.rst
index 0b1345dc56..913b4dadab 100644
--- a/doc/source/topics/tables.rst
+++ b/doc/source/topics/tables.rst
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Example::
                                     required=False),
                                 update_action=UpdateCell)
 
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "tenants"
             verbose_name = _("Projects")
             # Connection to UpdateRow, so table can fetch row data based on
diff --git a/doc/source/tutorials/dashboard.rst b/doc/source/tutorials/dashboard.rst
index d04c9bfa52..0e6d7e8a8f 100644
--- a/doc/source/tutorials/dashboard.rst
+++ b/doc/source/tutorials/dashboard.rst
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ following code::
                               verbose_name=_("Availability Zone"))
         image_name = tables.Column('image_name', verbose_name=_("Image Name"))
 
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "instances"
             verbose_name = _("Instances")
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ must first define the action::
 Then, we add that action to the table actions for our table.::
 
     class InstancesTable:
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             table_actions = (MyFilterAction,)
 
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ The completed ``tables.py`` file should look like the following::
         image_name = tables.Column('image_name', \
                                    verbose_name=_("Image Name"))
 
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "instances"
             verbose_name = _("Instances")
             table_actions = (MyFilterAction,)
diff --git a/doc/source/tutorials/table_actions.rst b/doc/source/tutorials/table_actions.rst
index fab72b1b43..a2229953e3 100644
--- a/doc/source/tutorials/table_actions.rst
+++ b/doc/source/tutorials/table_actions.rst
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ The complete ``tables.py`` file should look like this::
         zone = tables.Column('availability_zone', verbose_name=_("Availability Zone"))
         image_name = tables.Column('image_name', verbose_name=_("Image Name"))
 
-        class Meta:
+        class Meta(object):
             name = "instances"
             verbose_name = _("Instances")
             table_actions = (MyFilterAction,)