diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3130b4f54ae..e5f34ecf3be 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Example:
  */
 get cat() {
   deprecated({
-    deprecated: 'faker.animal.cat()',
+    deprecated: 'faker.animal.cat',
   });
   return 'cat';
 }