diff --git a/sklearn/neighbors/classification.py b/sklearn/neighbors/classification.py
index ec63d5e5d72d1ee9851496d54679f0b7cef29c70..66da7ff94fc8e8bf9c36dfc32a1bbc62584290e9 100644
--- a/sklearn/neighbors/classification.py
+++ b/sklearn/neighbors/classification.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class KNeighborsClassifier(NeighborsBase, KNeighborsMixin,
     .. warning::
 
        Regarding the Nearest Neighbors algorithms, if it is found that two
-       neighbors, neighbor `k+1` and `k`, have identical distances but
+       neighbors, neighbor `k+1` and `k`, have identical distances
        but different labels, the results will depend on the ordering of the
        training data.