diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst
index b5ce2c063c..0f96181278 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/guide_alicloud.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Normally, you'll use the following pattern for plays that provision Alicloud res
     - hosts: localhost
       connection: local
       vars:
-        - ...
+        ...
       tasks:
         - ...
 
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/lmdb_kv.py b/plugins/lookup/lmdb_kv.py
index dc30104181..e6b462b6c6 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/lmdb_kv.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/lmdb_kv.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "Hello from {{ item.0 }} a.k.a. {{ item.1 }}"
   vars:
-    - lmdb_kv_db: jp.mdb
+    lmdb_kv_db: jp.mdb
   with_community.general.lmdb_kv:
     - "n*"
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
     that:
       - item == 'Belgium'
   vars:
-    - lmdb_kv_db: jp.mdb
+    lmdb_kv_db: jp.mdb
   with_community.general.lmdb_kv:
     - be
 """
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
         variable 'lmdb_kv_db' is not set:
 
               vars:
-                - lmdb_kv_db: "jp.mdb"
+                lmdb_kv_db: "jp.mdb"
         """
         if HAVE_LMDB is False:
             raise AnsibleError("Can't LOOKUP(lmdb_kv): this module requires lmdb to be installed")