diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
index d34cf3e576beb..795986127cde7 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Categorical(ExtensionArray, PandasObject):
 
     See Also
     --------
-    api.types.CategoricalDtype : Type for categorical data.
+    CategoricalDtype : Type for categorical data.
     CategoricalIndex : An Index with an underlying ``Categorical``.
 
     Notes