diff --git a/doc/api/merge_request_approvals.md b/doc/api/merge_request_approvals.md
index eb9c533ec82d4b6cc80b8c1604c17f58bd5a43e3..4fa88637ae89bf3ac7ed37f6e00b684f2ef5b594 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_request_approvals.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_request_approvals.md
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
   "updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
   "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
   "approvals_required": 2,
-  "approvals_missing": 1,
+  "approvals_left": 1,
   "approved_by": [
     {
       "user": {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals
   "updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
   "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
   "approvals_required": 2,
-  "approvals_missing": 2,
+  "approvals_left": 2,
   "approved_by": [],
   "approvers": [],
   "approver_groups": []
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvers
   "updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
   "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
   "approvals_required": 2,
-  "approvals_missing": 2,
+  "approvals_left": 2,
   "approved_by": [],
   "approvers": [
     {