diff --git a/reference/image/functions/imagetruecolortopalette.xml b/reference/image/functions/imagetruecolortopalette.xml
index 64559c50b1..847f78c635 100644
--- a/reference/image/functions/imagetruecolortopalette.xml
+++ b/reference/image/functions/imagetruecolortopalette.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 // Create a new true color image
-$im = new imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
+$im = imagecreatetruecolor(100, 100);
 
 // Convert to palette-based with no dithering and 255 colors
 imagetruecolortopalette($im, false, 255);