diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/queries/select-version.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/queries/select-version.adoc
index 14d0e69cf..05d846a00 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/queries/select-version.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/queries/select-version.adoc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ To select a default Cypher version when creating a database, add `DEFAULT LANGUA
 .Cypher 25
 [source,cypher]
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-CREATE DATABASE actors SET DEFAULT LANGUAGE CYPHER 25
+CREATE DATABASE actors DEFAULT LANGUAGE CYPHER 25
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