diff --git a/doc/en/plugins.rst b/doc/en/plugins.rst
index 9ddba5d38..62456e7dd 100644
--- a/doc/en/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/plugins.rst
@@ -69,17 +69,15 @@ You may also discover more plugins through a `pytest- pypi.python.org search`_.
 Requiring/Loading plugins in a test module or conftest file
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
-You can require plugins in a test module or a conftest file like this::
+You can require plugins in a test module or a conftest file like this:
 
-    pytest_plugins = "myapp.testsupport.myplugin",
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    pytest_plugins = ("myapp.testsupport.myplugin",)
 
 When the test module or conftest plugin is loaded the specified plugins
 will be loaded as well.
 
-    pytest_plugins = "myapp.testsupport.myplugin"
-
-which will import the specified module as a ``pytest`` plugin.
-
 .. note::
     Requiring plugins using a ``pytest_plugins`` variable in non-root
     ``conftest.py`` files is deprecated. See