diff --git a/source/manuals/programming-languages/docker.html.md.erb b/source/manuals/programming-languages/docker.html.md.erb
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@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ the significance of the version change.
 For example:
 
 ```
-# alpine:3.9
 FROM alpine@sha256:769fddc7cc2f0a1c35abb2f91432e8beecf83916c421420e6a6da9f8975464b6
 ```