diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
index df8dfe2f2..b8862f6bc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ type Redis struct {
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
-[[inputs.redis]]
   ## specify servers via a url matching:
   ##  [protocol://][:password]@address[:port]
   ##  e.g.