diff --git a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
index c46a62c6c..859b23a22 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/redis/redis.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ type Redis struct {
 }
 
 var sampleConfig = `
-[[inputs.redis]]
   ## specify servers via a url matching:
   ##  [protocol://][:password]@address[:port]
   ##  e.g.