diff --git a/docs/how-to/visualization/altair.qmd b/docs/how-to/visualization/altair.qmd
index a3d87ea4e737..1e0fa86b32e2 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/visualization/altair.qmd
+++ b/docs/how-to/visualization/altair.qmd
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ in Ibis tables or expressions:
 import altair as alt
 
 chart = (
-    alt.Chart(t.group_by("species").agg(count=ibis._.count()).to_pandas())
+    alt.Chart(t.group_by("species").agg(count=ibis._.count()))
     .mark_bar()
     .encode(
         x="species",