diff --git a/docs/source/schema/directives.md b/docs/source/schema/directives.md
index aa0d8ecc545..cc3c9158377 100644
--- a/docs/source/schema/directives.md
+++ b/docs/source/schema/directives.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ directive @withDeprecatedArgs(
 
 type MyType {
   # ARGUMENT_DEFINITION (alternate example on a field's args)
-  fieldWithDeprecatedArgs(name: String! @deprecated): String
+  fieldWithDeprecatedArgs(name: String @deprecated): String
   # FIELD_DEFINITION
   deprecatedField: String @deprecated
 }