diff --git a/content/manuals/engine/install/debian.md b/content/manuals/engine/install/debian.md
index ce0e81ee7909..93defa267264 100644
--- a/content/manuals/engine/install/debian.md
+++ b/content/manuals/engine/install/debian.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ conflicts with the versions bundled with Docker Engine.
 Run the following command to uninstall all conflicting packages:
 
 ```console
-$ for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done
+$ sudo apt-get remove docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc
 ```
 
 `apt-get` might report that you have none of these packages installed.