diff --git a/SliceTricks.md b/SliceTricks.md
index 7e1deadd..c93808c8 100644
--- a/SliceTricks.md
+++ b/SliceTricks.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ copy(a[i:], a[i+1:])
 a[len(a)-1] = nil // or the zero value of T
 a = a[:len(a)-1]
 // or, more simply:
-a[len(a)-1] = nil
+a[i] = nil
 a = append(a[:i], a[i+1:]...)
 ```