diff --git a/dataset/__init__.py b/dataset/__init__.py
index e0e0d13..99007a5 100644
--- a/dataset/__init__.py
+++ b/dataset/__init__.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ def connect(url):
     """ Opens a new connection to a database. *url* can be any valid `SQLAlchemy engine URL`_. Returns
     an instance of :py:class:`dataset.Database.
 
-    .. code-block:: python
-
+    ::
         db = dataset.connect('sqlite:///factbook.db')
 
     .. _SQLAlchemy Engine URL: http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/core/engines.html#sqlalchemy.create_engine