diff --git a/docs/_includes/js/dropdowns.html b/docs/_includes/js/dropdowns.html
index 25d0bbe0ff..6e4710155f 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/js/dropdowns.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/js/dropdowns.html
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   <p>To keep URLs intact with link buttons, use the <code>data-target</code> attribute instead of <code>href="#"</code>.</p>
 {% highlight html %}
 <div class="dropdown">
-  <a id="dLabel" data-target="#" href="http://example.com" type="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+  <a id="dLabel" data-target="#" href="http://example.com" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
     Dropdown trigger
     <span class="caret"></span>
   </a>