diff --git a/fabric-message-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/message/v1/ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.java b/fabric-message-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/message/v1/ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.java
index 8489de55c2..93c0853f34 100644
--- a/fabric-message-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/message/v1/ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.java
+++ b/fabric-message-api-v1/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/message/v1/ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.java
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@
  * ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.EVENT.register(ServerMessageDecoratorEvent.STYLING_PHASE, (sender, message) -> {
  *     // Apply orange color to messages sent by server operators
  *     if (sender != null && sender.server.getPlayerManager().isOperator(sender.getGameProfile())) {
- *         return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(
- *             message.copy().styled(style -> style.withColor(0xFFA500)));
+ *         return message.copy().styled(style -> style.withColor(0xFFA500));
  *     }
- *     return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(message);
+ *     return message;
  * });
  * }</pre>
  */