diff --git a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
index 19aec24686e0..ebf99c6a66e6 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/zero-code/java/spring-boot-starter/getting-started.md
@@ -111,20 +111,16 @@ The OpenTelemetry starter uses OpenTelemetry Spring Boot
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 ```xml
-<dependencies>
-  <dependency>
+<dependency>
     <groupId>io.opentelemetry.instrumentation</groupId>
     <artifactId>opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-  </dependency>
-</dependencies>
+</dependency>
 ```
 
 {{% /tab %}} {{% tab header="Gradle (`gradle.build`)" lang=Gradle %}}
 
 ```kotlin
-dependencies {
-	implementation("io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter")
-}
+implementation("io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-spring-boot-starter")
 ```
 
 {{% /tab %}} {{< /tabpane>}}