diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns/README.md
index 0db9e79a0938e..f8b625b4eb3e9 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns/README.md
@@ -294,10 +294,9 @@ Message archiving provides the ability to archive a single copy of all messages
 You can store published messages within your topic by enabling the message archive policy on the topic, which enables message archiving for all subscriptions linked to that topic.
 Messages can be archived for a minimum of one day to a maximum of 365 days.
 
-Example with a archive policy for SQS:
+Example with an archive policy:
 
 ```ts
-declare const role: iam.Role;
 const topic = new sns.Topic(this, 'MyTopic', {
   fifo: true,
   messageRetentionPeriodInDays: 7,