diff --git a/rfcs/require-by-string.md b/rfcs/require-by-string.md
index ca498e9a..dd2d77f5 100644
--- a/rfcs/require-by-string.md
+++ b/rfcs/require-by-string.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Currently, relative paths are always evaluated relative to the current working d
 
 Suppose the module `math.luau` is located in `/Users/JohnDoe/LuauModules/Math` and contains the following:
 
-```lua=
+```lua
 -- Beginning of /Users/JohnDoe/LuauModules/Math/math.luau
 local sqrt = require("../MathHelperFunctions/sqrt")
 ```