diff --git a/doc/api/repository_files.md b/doc/api/repository_files.md
index 8a6baed5987ee181f3d39feeb257c5d559ab4fb8..c6ad78754a1848de243ecb85f5980564d5e4c9d3 100644
--- a/doc/api/repository_files.md
+++ b/doc/api/repository_files.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ DELETE /projects/:id/repository/files
 ```
 
 ```bash
-curl --request PUT --header 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK' 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/13083/repository/files?file_path=app/project.rb&branch_name=master&author_email=author%40example.com&author_name=Firstname%20Lastname&commit_message=delete%20file'
+curl --request DELETE --header 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK' 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/13083/repository/files?file_path=app/project.rb&branch_name=master&author_email=author%40example.com&author_name=Firstname%20Lastname&commit_message=delete%20file'
 ```
 
 Example response: