diff --git a/asyncpg/connection.py b/asyncpg/connection.py
index b7266471..69997710 100644
--- a/asyncpg/connection.py
+++ b/asyncpg/connection.py
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ async def connect(dsn=None, *,
     .. _postgres envvars:
         https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq-envars.html
     .. _libpq connection URI format:
-        https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/\
+        https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/
         libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING
     """
     if not issubclass(connection_class, Connection):