diff --git a/types/mongoose/index.d.ts b/types/mongoose/index.d.ts
index ad515a1806..83aaa33b2b 100644
--- a/types/mongoose/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/mongoose/index.d.ts
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ declare module "mongoose" {
      * This is handy for integrating with async/await, because `orFail()` saves you
      * an extra `if` statement to check if no document was found.
      *
-     * ####Example:
+     * Example:
      *
      *     // Throws if no doc returned
      *     await Model.findOne({ foo: 'bar' }).orFail();