diff --git a/airflow/providers/mysql/example_dags/example_mysql.py b/airflow/providers/mysql/example_dags/example_mysql.py
index 041853640240c..a41da05a24d89 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/mysql/example_dags/example_mysql.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/mysql/example_dags/example_mysql.py
@@ -34,16 +34,14 @@
 
 # [START howto_operator_mysql]
 
-drop_table_mysql_task = MySqlOperator(
-    task_id='create_table_mysql', sql=r"""DROP TABLE table_name;""", dag=dag
-)
+drop_table_mysql_task = MySqlOperator(task_id='drop_table_mysql', sql=r"""DROP TABLE table_name;""", dag=dag)
 
 # [END howto_operator_mysql]
 
 # [START howto_operator_mysql_external_file]
 
 mysql_task = MySqlOperator(
-    task_id='create_table_mysql_external_file',
+    task_id='drop_table_mysql_external_file',
     sql='/scripts/drop_table.sql',
     dag=dag,
 )