diff --git a/reference/array/functions/compact.xml b/reference/array/functions/compact.xml
index 7c80ef49a5..c832c75109 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/compact.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/compact.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ $event = "SIGGRAPH";
 
 $location_vars = array("city", "state");
 
-$result = compact("event", "nothing_here", $location_vars);
+$result = compact("event", $location_vars);
 print_r($result);
 ?>
 ]]>