diff --git a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
index 225491aee6..611bbb8a43 100644
--- a/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
+++ b/doc/cql3/CQL.textile
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ h3(#createIndexStmt). CREATE INDEX
 __Syntax:__
 
 bc(syntax).. 
-<create-index-stmt> ::= CREATE ( CUSTOM )? INDEX ( IF NOT EXISTS )? ( ( <keyspacename> '.' )? <indexname> )?
+<create-index-stmt> ::= CREATE ( CUSTOM )? INDEX ( IF NOT EXISTS )? ( <indexname> )?
                             ON <tablename> '(' <index-identifier> ')'
                             ( USING <string> ( WITH OPTIONS = <map-literal> )? )?