diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index c048088ec2350..5fe1e44379cca 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ def _box_col_values(self, values, loc: int) -> Series:
     # Unsorted
 
     def query(self, expr: str, inplace: bool = False, **kwargs):
-        r"""
+        """
         Query the columns of a DataFrame with a boolean expression.
 
         Parameters
@@ -3800,7 +3800,7 @@ def query(self, expr: str, inplace: bool = False, **kwargs):
             by surrounding them in backticks. Thus, column names containing spaces
             or punctuations (besides underscores) or starting with digits must be
             surrounded by backticks. (For example, a column named "Area (cm^2)" would
-            be referenced as \`Area (cm^2)\`). Column names which are Python keywords
+            be referenced as ```Area (cm^2)```). Column names which are Python keywords
             (like "list", "for", "import", etc) cannot be used.
 
             For example, if one of your columns is called ``a a`` and you want