diff --git a/docs/reference/search/field-stats.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/field-stats.asciidoc
index c22a53026db..3b2d830df9f 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/field-stats.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/field-stats.asciidoc
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ curl -XPOST "http://localhost:9200/_field_stats?level=indices" -d '{
          },
          "max_value" : {
             "lt" : "2015-01-01",
-            "format" : "date_optional_time" <1>
+            "format" : "date_optional_time"
          }
       }
    }