diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started/authenticators-users-basics.md b/docs/source/getting-started/authenticators-users-basics.md
index 51843b57..460579c9 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting-started/authenticators-users-basics.md
+++ b/docs/source/getting-started/authenticators-users-basics.md
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ Instead, you can assign [roles](define-role-target) to users or groups
 with only the scopes they require.
 ```
 
-roles
-
 Admin users of JupyterHub, `admin_users`, can add and remove users from
 the user `allowed_users` set. `admin_users` can take actions on other users'
 behalf, such as stopping and restarting their servers.