diff --git a/src/libcore/ops.rs b/src/libcore/ops.rs
index 350ade22707ca..582c091091fb2 100644
--- a/src/libcore/ops.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/ops.rs
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ impl<Idx: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for RangeTo<Idx> {
 /// impl<T> Deref for DerefExample<T> {
 ///     type Target = T;
 ///
-///     fn deref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T {
+///     fn deref(&self) -> &T {
 ///         &self.value
 ///     }
 /// }