diff --git a/axum-extra/src/extract/cookie/private.rs b/axum-extra/src/extract/cookie/private.rs
index 381735f166..d82538b92d 100644
--- a/axum-extra/src/extract/cookie/private.rs
+++ b/axum-extra/src/extract/cookie/private.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ use std::{convert::Infallible, fmt, marker::PhantomData};
 ///     type Target = InnerState;
 ///
 ///     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-///         &*self.0
+///         &self.0
 ///     }
 /// }
 ///