diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_loops.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_loops.rst
index b1e7f8271d5..d288ae91f52 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_loops.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_loops.rst
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ Ansible by default sets the loop variable ``item`` for each loop, which causes t
 As of Ansible 2.1, the ``loop_control`` option can be used to specify the name of the variable to be used for the loop::
 
     # main.yml
-    - include: inner.yml
     - include_tasks: inner.yml
       loop:
         - 1