diff --git a/src/doc/administration.rst b/src/doc/administration.rst
index 91b85344a018618284349b4e8dd34fe6b365b94d..061acc8364d2ef62f743a20d7b9e6562baac0fc5 100644
--- a/src/doc/administration.rst
+++ b/src/doc/administration.rst
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ Administration
 ==============
 
 The Python script ``caosdb_admin.py`` should be used for administrative tasks.
-Call ``python3 caosdb_admin.py --help`` to see how to use it.
+Call ``caosdb_admin.py --help`` to see how to use it.
 
 The most common task is to create a new user (in the CaosDB realm) and set a 
 password for the user (note that a user typically needs to be activated)::
 
-     python3 caosdb_admin.py create_user anna
-     python3 caosdb_admin.py set_user_password anna
-     python3 caosdb_admin.py add_user_roles anna administration
-     python3 caosdb_admin.py activate_user anna
+     caosdb_admin.py create_user anna
+     caosdb_admin.py set_user_password anna
+     caosdb_admin.py add_user_roles anna administration
+     caosdb_admin.py activate_user anna