diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes.py b/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes.py
index 30111e876d1c..8d2ee72b9c6b 100644
--- a/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes.py
+++ b/examples/axes_grid1/scatter_hist_locatable_axes.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
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-## .. admonition:: References
+# .. admonition:: References
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 #    The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
 #    in this example: