diff --git a/pandas/util/_decorators.py b/pandas/util/_decorators.py
index 29448f4cbfa2a..cba7010a5bc39 100644
--- a/pandas/util/_decorators.py
+++ b/pandas/util/_decorators.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> Callable[..., Any]:
                 else:
                     new_arg_value = old_arg_value
                     msg = (
-                        f"the {repr(old_arg_name)}' keyword is deprecated, "
+                        f"the {repr(old_arg_name)} keyword is deprecated, "
                         f"use {repr(new_arg_name)} instead."
                     )