diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 48006b11993c7..b2083a4454f84 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -3161,7 +3161,7 @@ def pipe(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
 
     _shared_docs['transform'] = ("""
     Call function producing a like-indexed %(klass)s
-    and return a %(klass)s with the transformed values`
+    and return a %(klass)s with the transformed values
 
     .. versionadded:: 0.20.0