diff --git a/library/std/src/fs.rs b/library/std/src/fs.rs
index 190608e43b9..c6c78dc3939 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs.rs
@@ -1670,7 +1670,6 @@ impl DirEntry {
     /// }
     /// ```
     #[must_use]
-    #[doc(alias = "basename")]
     #[stable(feature = "dir_entry_ext", since = "1.1.0")]
     pub fn file_name(&self) -> OsString {
         self.0.file_name()