diff --git a/developer_manual/basics/dependency_injection.rst b/developer_manual/basics/dependency_injection.rst
index 59d2ec158..ce754520c 100644
--- a/developer_manual/basics/dependency_injection.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/basics/dependency_injection.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ new dependencies in your constructor or methods but pass them in. So this:
 
 .. code-block:: php
 
-  <?php
   use OCP\IDBConnection;
 
   // without dependency injection
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ would turn into this by using Dependency Injection:
 
 .. code-block:: php
 
-  <?php
-
   use OCP\IDBConnection;
 
   // with dependency injection