diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/array_ops.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/array_ops.py
index d15010608ba..e958cdfa613 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/array_ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/array_ops.py
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ def split(value, num_or_size_splits, axis=0, num=None, name="split"):
   tf.shape(split1) ==> [5, 15]
   tf.shape(split2) ==> [5, 11]
   # Split 'value' into 3 tensors along dimension 1
-  split0, split1, split2 = tf.split(value=1, num_or_size_splits=3, axis=value)
+  split0, split1, split2 = tf.split(value, num_or_size_splits=3, axis=1)
   tf.shape(split0) ==> [5, 10]
   ```