diff --git a/docs/python_binding.html b/docs/python_binding.html
index be9f85300..1bd86774e 100644
--- a/docs/python_binding.html
+++ b/docs/python_binding.html
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ h = ses.add_torrent(info, "./", storage_mode=storage_mode_sparse)
 while (not h.is_seed()):
         s = h.status()
 
-        state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'connecting', 'downloading metadata', \
+        state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'downloading metadata', \
                 'downloading', 'finished', 'seeding', 'allocating']
         print '%.2f%% complete (down: %.1f kb/s up: %.1f kB/s peers: %d) %s' % \
                 (s.progress * 100, s.download_rate / 1000, s.upload_rate / 1000, \
diff --git a/docs/python_binding.rst b/docs/python_binding.rst
index 7dc512ccd..1f96b84fb 100644
--- a/docs/python_binding.rst
+++ b/docs/python_binding.rst
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ A very simple example usage of the module would be something like this::
 	while (not h.is_seed()):
 		s = h.status()
 
-		state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'connecting', 'downloading metadata', \
+		state_str = ['queued', 'checking', 'downloading metadata', \
 			'downloading', 'finished', 'seeding', 'allocating']
 		print '%.2f%% complete (down: %.1f kb/s up: %.1f kB/s peers: %d) %s' % \
 			(s.progress * 100, s.download_rate / 1000, s.upload_rate / 1000, \