diff --git a/mypy/test/teststubgen.py b/mypy/test/teststubgen.py
index 89684faa8ee2..1cd463f41160 100644
--- a/mypy/test/teststubgen.py
+++ b/mypy/test/teststubgen.py
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ def test_generic_class(self) -> None:
         exec("class Test[A]: ...")
 
         # type: ignore used for older versions of python type checking
-        class TestClass[A]: ...  # type: ignore[syntax]
+        class TestClass[A]: ...  # type: ignore
 
         output: list[str] = []
         mod = ModuleType("module", "")