diff --git a/deprecation.py b/deprecation.py
index 0733fbc..ccb7f66 100644
--- a/deprecation.py
+++ b/deprecation.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def deprecated(deprecated_in=None, removed_in=None, current_version=None,
         * Raises a :class:`~deprecation.DeprecatedWarning`
           via the :mod:`warnings` module, which is a subclass of the built-in
           :class:`DeprecationWarning`. Note that built-in
-          :class:`DeprecationWarning`\s are ignored by default, so for users
+          :class:`DeprecationWarning`s are ignored by default, so for users
           to be informed of said warnings they will need to enable them--see
           the :mod:`warnings` module documentation for more details.