diff --git a/powershell.html.markdown b/powershell.html.markdown
index f9c20607..db29bf96 100644
--- a/powershell.html.markdown
+++ b/powershell.html.markdown
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function New-Website() {
 'string' | gm
 
 # Syntax for calling static .NET methods
-\[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.VisualBasic')
+[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.VisualBasic')
 
 # Note that .NET functions MUST be called with parentheses
 # while PS functions CANNOT be called with parentheses.