diff --git a/docs/advanced/classes.rst b/docs/advanced/classes.rst
index 8e4485eec..c7dbc6762 100644
--- a/docs/advanced/classes.rst
+++ b/docs/advanced/classes.rst
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Normally, the binding code for these classes would look as follows:
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
     PYBIND11_MODULE(example, m) {
-        py::class_<Animal>(m, "Animal");
+        py::class_<Animal>(m, "Animal")
             .def("go", &Animal::go);
 
         py::class_<Dog, Animal>(m, "Dog")
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ The binding code also needs a few minor adaptations (highlighted):
     :emphasize-lines: 2,3
 
     PYBIND11_MODULE(example, m) {
-        py::class_<Animal, PyAnimal /* <--- trampoline*/>(m, "Animal");
+        py::class_<Animal, PyAnimal /* <--- trampoline*/>(m, "Animal")
             .def(py::init<>())
             .def("go", &Animal::go);