diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
index 1b60eb2ca91..f0e92f14bb8 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/__init__.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ def start_as_current_span(
 
         This can also be used as a decorator::
 
-            @tracer.start_as_current_span("name"):
+            @tracer.start_as_current_span("name")
             def function():
                 ...