diff --git a/source/_components/graphite.markdown b/source/_components/graphite.markdown
index c4b8a78e2b1..a5ac12376b8 100644
--- a/source/_components/graphite.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/graphite.markdown
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ graphite:
 
 {% configuration %}
 host:
-  description: IP address of your graphite host, e.g., http://192.168.1.10.
+  description: IP address of your graphite host, e.g., 192.168.1.10.
   required: false
   type: string
   default: localhost