diff --git a/annotations/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/annotations/CompileTimeConstant.java b/annotations/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/annotations/CompileTimeConstant.java
index aae9ea47837..456c1b349ab 100644
--- a/annotations/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/annotations/CompileTimeConstant.java
+++ b/annotations/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/annotations/CompileTimeConstant.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
  *
  * <pre>{@code
  * public class C {
- *   \@CompileTimeConstant final String S;
+ *   @CompileTimeConstant final String S;
  *   public C(@CompileTimeConstant String s) {
  *     this.S = s;
  *   }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
  *
  * <pre>{@code
  * public class C {
- *   \@CompileTimeConstant String S;
+ *   @CompileTimeConstant String S;
  *   public C(@CompileTimeConstant String s) {
  *     this.S = s;
  *   }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
  *
  * <pre>{@code
  * public class C {
- *   \@CompileTimeConstant final String S;
+ *   @CompileTimeConstant final String S;
  *   public C(String s) {
  *     this.S = s;
  *   }