diff --git a/components/phpunit_bridge.rst b/components/phpunit_bridge.rst
index 59217470965..7272bcc02a0 100644
--- a/components/phpunit_bridge.rst
+++ b/components/phpunit_bridge.rst
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ message, enclosed with ``/``. For example, with:
 
         <php>
             <server name="KERNEL_CLASS" value="App\Kernel"/>
-            <env name="SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER" value="regex=/foobar/"/>
+            <env name="SYMFONY_DEPRECATIONS_HELPER" value="/foobar/"/>
         </php>
     </phpunit>