diff --git a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
index c2bf473e1ff..2dd6c34e2ce 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ this::
         . . .
         def __get__(self, obj, objtype=None):
             "Simulate func_descr_get() in Objects/funcobject.c"
-            return types.MethodType(self, obj, objtype)
+            return types.MethodType(self, obj)
 
 Running the interpreter shows how the function descriptor works in practice::