diff --git a/docs/src/intro-python.md b/docs/src/intro-python.md
index 28e6d25a57..59ee552d6c 100644
--- a/docs/src/intro-python.md
+++ b/docs/src/intro-python.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
 
 with sync_playwright() as p:
     browser = p.webkit.launch()
-    page = await browser.new_page()
+    page = browser.new_page()
     page.goto("http://whatsmyuseragent.org/")
     page.screenshot(path="example.png")
     browser.close()