diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
index eb42eb7a565..282934c0acc 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ options:
       - C(present) and C(installed) will simply ensure that a desired package is installed.
       - C(latest) will update the specified package if it's not of the latest available version.
       - C(absent) and C(removed) will remove the specified package.
-      - Default is C(None), however in effect the default action is C(present) unless the C(autoremove) option is¬
+      - Default is C(None), however in effect the default action is C(present) unless the C(autoremove) option is
         enabled for this module, then C(absent) is inferred.
     choices: [ absent, installed, latest, present, removed ]
   enablerepo: