diff --git a/docs/t-sql/queries/select-transact-sql.md b/docs/t-sql/queries/select-transact-sql.md
index 425fdbcd8db..9ae06fb3676 100644
--- a/docs/t-sql/queries/select-transact-sql.md
+++ b/docs/t-sql/queries/select-transact-sql.md
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ monikerRange: ">=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-s
 <SELECT statement> ::=    
     [ WITH { [ XMLNAMESPACES ,] [ <common_table_expression> [,...n] ] } ]  
     <query_expression>   
-    [ ORDER BY { order_by_expression | column_position [ ASC | DESC ] }   
-  [ ,...n ] ]   
+    [ ORDER BY <order_by_expression> ] 
     [ <FOR Clause>]   
     [ OPTION ( <query_hint> [ ,...n ] ) ]   
 <query_expression> ::=