diff --git a/py-polars/polars/series/string.py b/py-polars/polars/series/string.py
index 42c17b2ebc1c..97f3e373e98f 100644
--- a/py-polars/polars/series/string.py
+++ b/py-polars/polars/series/string.py
@@ -2089,7 +2089,7 @@ def escape_regex(self) -> Series:
 
         Examples
         --------
-        >>> pl.Series(["abc", "def", None, "abc(\\w+)"]).str.escape_regex())
+        >>> pl.Series(["abc", "def", None, "abc(\\w+)"]).str.escape_regex()
         shape: (4,)
         Series: '' [str]
         [