diff --git a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
index 6d0441c8c0..c58be06546 100644
--- a/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/nav-controller.ts
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export abstract class NavController {
   /**
    * Removes a page from the nav stack at the specified index.
    *
-   * @param {number} [startIndex]  The starting index to remove pages from the stack. Default is the index of the last page.
+   * @param {number} startIndex  The starting index to remove pages from the stack. Default is the index of the last page.
    * @param {number} [removeCount]  The number of pages to remove, defaults to remove `1`.
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Any options you want to use pass to transtion.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.