diff --git a/src/content/1.9/code/scala/snippet03.scala b/src/content/1.9/code/scala/snippet03.scala
index 4fdc47275..1472c42e8 100644
--- a/src/content/1.9/code/scala/snippet03.scala
+++ b/src/content/1.9/code/scala/snippet03.scala
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-val catstr: (String, String) => String =
-  (s, s1) => s ++ s1
\ No newline at end of file
+def catstr: String => String => String =
+  s => s1 => s ++ s1