diff --git a/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py b/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
index 10564ab1d..f15398383 100755
--- a/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Cache(object):
             """\
         # pytest cache directory #
 
-        This directory contains data from the pytest's cache plugin,\
+        This directory contains data from the pytest's cache plugin,
         which provides the `--lf` and `--ff` options, as well as the `cache` fixture.
 
         **Do not** commit this to version control.