diff --git a/docs/templates.txt b/docs/templates.txt
index 15abaaedaa..843ed0cbaa 100644
--- a/docs/templates.txt
+++ b/docs/templates.txt
@@ -636,10 +636,10 @@ Built-in filter reference
     Returns a boolean of whether the value's length is the argument.
 
 ``linebreaks``
-    Converts newlines into ``<p>`` and ``<br />``s.
+    Converts newlines into <p> and <br />s.
 
 ``linebreaksbr``
-    Converts newlines into ``<br />``s.
+    Converts newlines into <br />s.
 
 ``linenumbers``
     Displays text with line numbers.