diff --git a/pandas/io/json/_normalize.py b/pandas/io/json/_normalize.py
index ef717dd9b7ef8..7d3eefae39679 100644
--- a/pandas/io/json/_normalize.py
+++ b/pandas/io/json/_normalize.py
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ def json_normalize(
     meta : list of paths (str or list of str), default None
         Fields to use as metadata for each record in resulting table.
     meta_prefix : str, default None
-        If True, prefix records with dotted (?) path, e.g. foo.bar.field if
+        If True, prefix records with dotted path, e.g. foo.bar.field if
         meta is ['foo', 'bar'].
     record_prefix : str, default None
-        If True, prefix records with dotted (?) path, e.g. foo.bar.field if
+        If True, prefix records with dotted path, e.g. foo.bar.field if
         path to records is ['foo', 'bar'].
     errors : {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'raise'
         Configures error handling.