diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index e6dcb634f7947..a1617934ccb29 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -3950,14 +3950,17 @@ def to_csv(
 
         Examples
         --------
+        Create 'out.csv' containing 'df' without indices
+
         >>> df = pd.DataFrame({{'name': ['Raphael', 'Donatello'],
         ...                    'mask': ['red', 'purple'],
         ...                    'weapon': ['sai', 'bo staff']}})
-        >>> df.to_csv(index=False)
-        'name,mask,weapon\nRaphael,red,sai\nDonatello,purple,bo staff\n'
+        >>> df.to_csv('out.csv', index=False) # doctest: +SKIP
 
         Create 'out.zip' containing 'out.csv'
 
+        >>> df.to_csv(index=False)
+        'name,mask,weapon\nRaphael,red,sai\nDonatello,purple,bo staff\n'
         >>> compression_opts = dict(method='zip',
         ...                         archive_name='out.csv')  # doctest: +SKIP
         >>> df.to_csv('out.zip', index=False,