diff --git a/doc/api/pymongo/collection.rst b/doc/api/pymongo/collection.rst
index 3152c3c7e..1b313a9ab 100644
--- a/doc/api/pymongo/collection.rst
+++ b/doc/api/pymongo/collection.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
    .. autodata:: pymongo.DESCENDING
    .. autodata:: pymongo.GEO2D
    .. autodata:: pymongo.GEOHAYSTACK
-   .. autodata:: pymongo.TEXT
 
    .. autoclass:: pymongo.collection.Collection(database, name[, create=False[, **kwargs]]])
 
diff --git a/pymongo/__init__.py b/pymongo/__init__.py
index b0f8b2029..2067c5519 100644
--- a/pymongo/__init__.py
+++ b/pymongo/__init__.py
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@ GEOHAYSTACK = "geoHaystack"
 .. _haystack index: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/geospatial-indexes/#haystack-indexes
 """
 
-TEXT = "text"
-"""Index specifier for text search.
-
-.. versionadded:: 2.4.2
-
-.. note:: Text search requires server version **>= 2.3.2**.
-"""
-
-
 OFF = 0
 """No database profiling."""
 SLOW_ONLY = 1
diff --git a/pymongo/helpers.py b/pymongo/helpers.py
index c732164b8..3ed00a53d 100644
--- a/pymongo/helpers.py
+++ b/pymongo/helpers.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ def _index_document(index_list):
         if not isinstance(key, basestring):
             raise TypeError("first item in each key pair must be a string")
         if not isinstance(value, (basestring, int)):
-            raise TypeError("second item in each key pair must be ASCENDING, "
-                            "DESCENDING, GEO2D, GEOHAYSTACK, TEXT, or other "
-                            "valid MongoDB index specifier.")
+            raise TypeError("second item in each key pair must be 1, -1, "
+                            "'2d', 'geoHaystack', or another valid MongoDB "
+                            "index specifier.")
         index[key] = value
     return index
 
diff --git a/test/test_collection.py b/test/test_collection.py
index 80459fd01..05d76f924 100644
--- a/test/test_collection.py
+++ b/test/test_collection.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from bson.code import Code
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 from bson.py3compat import b
 from bson.son import SON
-from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING, GEO2D, GEOHAYSTACK, TEXT
+from pymongo import ASCENDING, DESCENDING, GEO2D, GEOHAYSTACK
 from pymongo.collection import Collection
 from pymongo.son_manipulator import SONManipulator
 from pymongo.errors import (ConfigurationError,
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class TestCollection(unittest.TestCase):
         }, results[0])
 
     def test_index_text(self):
-        if not version.at_least(self.connection, (2, 3, 2, -1)):
+        if not version.at_least(self.connection, (2, 3, 2)):
             raise SkipTest("Text search requires server >=2.3.2.")
 
         self.connection.admin.command('setParameter', '*',
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class TestCollection(unittest.TestCase):
 
         db = self.db
         db.test.drop_indexes()
-        self.assertEqual("t_text", db.test.create_index([("t", TEXT)]))
+        self.assertEqual("t_text", db.test.create_index([("t", "text")]))
         index_info = db.test.index_information()["t_text"]
         self.assertTrue("weights" in index_info)
         db.test.drop_indexes()