diff --git a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-add.xml b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-add.xml
index 479dc6ad7a..be34b00d39 100644
--- a/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-add.xml
+++ b/reference/ldap/functions/ldap-add.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ if ($ds) {
     // prepare data
     $info["cn"] = "John Jones";
     $info["sn"] = "Jones";
-    $info["mail"] = "jonj@example.com";
     $info["objectclass"] = "person";
 
     // add data to directory