diff --git a/src/neo4j/_async/work/session.py b/src/neo4j/_async/work/session.py
index bfe4a9372..30d38b859 100644
--- a/src/neo4j/_async/work/session.py
+++ b/src/neo4j/_async/work/session.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def cancel(self) -> None:
 
             ::
 
-                session = await driver.session()
+                session = driver.session()
                 try:
                     ...  # do some work
                 except asyncio.CancelledError: