diff --git a/tutorials/plugins/editor/import_plugins.rst b/tutorials/plugins/editor/import_plugins.rst
index 244e3ac5d..9c0af4160 100644
--- a/tutorials/plugins/editor/import_plugins.rst
+++ b/tutorials/plugins/editor/import_plugins.rst
@@ -294,10 +294,9 @@ method. Our sample code is a bit long, so let's split in a few parts:
 ::
 
     func _import(source_file, save_path, options, r_platform_variants, r_gen_files):
-        var file = File.new()
-        var err = file.open(source_file, File.READ)
-        if err != OK:
-            return err
+        var file = FileAccess.open(source_file, FileAccess.READ)
+        if file == null:
+            return FileAccess.get_open_error()
 
         var line = file.get_line()