diff --git a/docs/contracts.rst b/docs/contracts.rst
index 4e33c5f32..3714667f9 100644
--- a/docs/contracts.rst
+++ b/docs/contracts.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Contracts can be created "from outside" or from Solidity contracts.
 When a contract is created, its constructor (a function with the same
 name as the contract) is executed once.
 
-A ``constructor`` is optional. Only one constructor is allowed, and this means
+A constructor is optional. Only one constructor is allowed, and this means
 overloading is not supported.
 
 From ``web3.js``, i.e. the JavaScript