diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
index dc60a2a722f..b6c2beacfe6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt_repository.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - apt_repository:
     repo: 'ppa:nginx/stable'
     codename: 'trusty'
-    repo: 'ppa:nginx/stable'
 '''
 
 import glob