diff --git a/include/pybind11/stl.h b/include/pybind11/stl.h
index 51b57a92ba..cbc03e4c42 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/stl.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/stl.h
@@ -251,12 +251,7 @@ struct array_caster {
         return l.release();
     }
 
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(ArrayType,
-                         const_name("List[") + value_conv::name
-                             + const_name<Resizable>(const_name(""),
-                                                     const_name("[") + const_name<Size>()
-                                                         + const_name("]"))
-                             + const_name("]"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(ArrayType, const_name("List[") + value_conv::name + const_name("]"));
 };
 
 template <typename Type, size_t Size>
diff --git a/tests/test_stl.py b/tests/test_stl.py
index 975860b85a..816efb0861 100644
--- a/tests/test_stl.py
+++ b/tests/test_stl.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ def test_array(doc):
     assert m.load_array(lst)
     assert m.load_array(tuple(lst))
 
-    assert doc(m.cast_array) == "cast_array() -> List[int[2]]"
-    assert doc(m.load_array) == "load_array(arg0: List[int[2]]) -> bool"
+    assert doc(m.cast_array) == "cast_array() -> List[int]"
+    assert doc(m.load_array) == "load_array(arg0: List[int]) -> bool"
 
 
 def test_valarray(doc):