diff --git a/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md b/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
index 5dd6defd12a..f0852e28adb 100644
--- a/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
+++ b/dev/setup/pre-commit/README.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ the project: `pre-commit-config.yaml`.
    If you do not have python installed, install [python](https://www.python.org) first.\
    `sudo apt install python3`
    
-   If you do not have [`pip`](https://pypi.org/project/pip), install that as well.\\
-    `sudo apt install pip`
+   If you do not have [`pip`](https://pypi.org/project/pip), install that as well.\
+   `sudo apt install pip`
 
    Then you can install pre-commit tool: 
    `python3 -m pip install pre-commit`