diff --git a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 39b5b00423..ad7a379c78 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function get_taxonomies( $args = array(), $output = 'names', $operator = 'and' )
  * It appears that this function can be used to find all of the names inside of
  * $wp_taxonomies global variable.
  *
- * `<?php $taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies('post'); ?>` Should
+ * `$taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies( 'post' )` Should
  * result in `Array( 'category', 'post_tag' )`
  *
  * @since 2.3.0