diff --git a/docs/rules/spaced-comment.md b/docs/rules/spaced-comment.md
index 1b4bf5a050a..098457974b5 100644
--- a/docs/rules/spaced-comment.md
+++ b/docs/rules/spaced-comment.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The rule takes two options.
     * The `"exceptions"` value is an array of string patterns which are considered exceptions to the rule.
     Please note that exceptions are ignored if the first argument is `"never"`.
 
-    ```json
+    ```
     "spaced-comment": ["error", "always", { "exceptions": ["-", "+"] }]
     ```
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The rule takes two options.
     such as an additional `/`, used to denote documentation read by doxygen, vsdoc, etc. which must have additional characters.
     The `"markers"` array will apply regardless of the value of the first argument, e.g. `"always"` or `"never"`.
 
-    ```json
+    ```
     "spaced-comment": ["error", "always", { "markers": ["/"] }]
     ```