diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c52c77..0749cb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ To begin using the APT module with default parameters, declare the class
 
     include apt
 
-Puppet code that uses anything from the APT module requires that the core apt class be declared/\s\+$//e
+Puppet code that uses anything from the APT module requires that the core apt class be declared.
 
 Usage
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