diff --git a/mongoengine/django/mongo_auth/models.py b/mongoengine/django/mongo_auth/models.py
index 71797185..d4947a23 100644
--- a/mongoengine/django/mongo_auth/models.py
+++ b/mongoengine/django/mongo_auth/models.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ MONGOENGINE_USER_DOCUMENT = getattr(
     settings, 'MONGOENGINE_USER_DOCUMENT', 'mongoengine.django.auth.User')
 
 
-def get_user_document(self):
-    """Get the user docuemnt class user for authentcation.
+def get_user_document():
+    """Get the user document class used for authentication.
 
     This is the class defined in settings.MONGOENGINE_USER_DOCUMENT, which
     defaults to `mongoengine.django.auth.User`.
diff --git a/tests/test_django.py b/tests/test_django.py
index d67b126d..46568ac8 100644
--- a/tests/test_django.py
+++ b/tests/test_django.py
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ settings.configure(
 try:
     from django.contrib.auth import authenticate, get_user_model
     from mongoengine.django.auth import User
-    from mongoengine.django.mongo_auth.models import MongoUser, MongoUserManager
+    from mongoengine.django.mongo_auth.models import (
+        MongoUser,
+        MongoUserManager,
+        get_user_document,
+    )
     DJ15 = True
 except Exception:
     DJ15 = False
 from django.contrib.sessions.tests import SessionTestsMixin
 from mongoengine.django.sessions import SessionStore, MongoSession
-
-
 from datetime import tzinfo, timedelta
 ZERO = timedelta(0)
 
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ class QuerySetTest(unittest.TestCase):
         class Note(Document):
             text = StringField()
 
+        Note.drop_collection()
+
         for i in xrange(1, 101):
             Note(name="Note: %s" % i).save()
 
@@ -258,9 +262,12 @@ class MongoAuthTest(unittest.TestCase):
         User.drop_collection()
         super(MongoAuthTest, self).setUp()
 
-    def test_user_model(self):
+    def test_get_user_model(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_user_model(), MongoUser)
 
+    def test_get_user_document(self):
+        self.assertEqual(get_user_document(), User)
+
     def test_user_manager(self):
         manager = get_user_model()._default_manager
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(manager, MongoUserManager))