diff --git a/airflow/example_dags/example_branch_day_of_week_operator.py b/airflow/example_dags/example_branch_day_of_week_operator.py
index e4aaeb147593f..879824ab1c876 100644
--- a/airflow/example_dags/example_branch_day_of_week_operator.py
+++ b/airflow/example_dags/example_branch_day_of_week_operator.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     schedule_interval="@daily",
 ) as dag:
     # [START howto_operator_day_of_week_branch]
-    empty_task_1 = EmptyOperator(task_id='branch_true', dag=dag)
-    empty_task_2 = EmptyOperator(task_id='branch_false', dag=dag)
+    empty_task_1 = EmptyOperator(task_id='branch_true')
+    empty_task_2 = EmptyOperator(task_id='branch_false')
 
     branch = BranchDayOfWeekOperator(
         task_id="make_choice",