diff --git a/collects/racket/generics.rkt b/collects/racket/generics.rkt
index 5aaa637481..766f2e44ab 100644
--- a/collects/racket/generics.rkt
+++ b/collects/racket/generics.rkt
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 (define-syntax (define-generics stx) ; allows out-of-order / optional kw args
   (syntax-case stx () ; can't use syntax-parse, since it depends on us
-    [(_ (name) (generic . generics-args) ...)
-     #'(define-generics (name #:defined-table defined-table)
+    [(_ name (generic . generics-args) ...)
+     #'(define-generics name #:defined-table defined-table
          (generic . generics-args) ...)]
-    [(_ (name #:defined-table defined-table)
+    [(_ name #:defined-table defined-table
         (generic . generics-args) ...)
      (local [(define name-str (symbol->string (syntax-e #'name)))
              (define (id . strs)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/generics.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/generics.scrbl
index 6e5bf96c05..4289eb05b4 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/generics.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/generics.scrbl
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ using a @racket[define-generics] form. Method implementations for
 a structure type are defined using the @racket[#:methods] keyword
 (see @secref["define-struct"]).
 
-@defform/subs[(define-generics (gen:name prop:name name?
-                                [#:defined-table defined-table])
+@defform/subs[(define-generics name [#:defined-table defined-table]
                 [method . kw-formals*]
                 ...)
               ([kw-formals* (arg* ...)
@@ -27,22 +26,12 @@ a structure type are defined using the @racket[#:methods] keyword
                      (code:line keyword id)
                      (code:line keyword [id])])
               #:contracts
-              ([gen:name identifier?]
-               [prop:name identifier?]
-               [name? identifier?]
+              ([name identifier?]
+               [defined-table identifier?]
                [method identifier?])]{
 
 Defines @racket[gen:name] as a transformer binding for the static
-information about a new generic group.
-
-Defines @racket[prop:name] as a structure type property.  Structure
-types implementing this generic group should have this property where
-the value is a vector with one element per @racket[method] where each
-value is either @racket[#f] or a procedure with the same arity as
-specified by @racket[kw-formals*].  (@racket[kw-formals*] is similar to
-the @racket[kw-formals] used by @racket[lambda], except no expression is
-given for optional arguments.)  The arity of each method is checked by
-the guard on the structure type property.
+information about a new generic interface.
 
 Defines @racket[name?] as a predicate identifying instances of structure
 types that implement this generic group.
@@ -50,7 +39,7 @@ types that implement this generic group.
 Defines each @racket[method] as a generic procedure that calls the
 corresponding method on values where @racket[name?] is true. Each method
 must have a required by-position argument that is
-@racket[free-identifier=?] to @racket[gen:name]. This argument is used in
+@racket[free-identifier=?] to @racket[name]. This argument is used in
 the generic definition to locate the specialization.
 
 The optional @racket[defined-table] argument should be an identifier.
@@ -89,7 +78,7 @@ with @racket[#:methods].
 @(define evaluator (new-evaluator))
 
 @examples[#:eval evaluator
-(define-generics (printable)
+(define-generics printable
   (gen-print printable [port])
   (gen-port-print port printable)
   (gen-print* printable [port] #:width width #:height [height]))
diff --git a/collects/tests/generics/from-docs.rkt b/collects/tests/generics/from-docs.rkt
index f5ca5e9427..a83a51206c 100644
--- a/collects/tests/generics/from-docs.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/generics/from-docs.rkt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 (require racket/generics racket/port)
 
-(define-generics (printable)
+(define-generics printable
   (gen-print printable [port])
   (gen-port-print port printable)
   (gen-print* printable [port] #:width width #:height [height]))
diff --git a/collects/tests/generics/from-unstable.rkt b/collects/tests/generics/from-unstable.rkt
index f10bf4df76..a9c5e33f78 100644
--- a/collects/tests/generics/from-unstable.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/generics/from-unstable.rkt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 (test #:on-pass 'quiet
  (local
-   [(define-generics (lots)
+   [(define-generics lots
       (f #:foo foo lots zog [def]))
 
     (define-struct ex ()
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     (f (make-ex) 2 #:foo 3) => 1))
 
  (local
-   [(define-generics (lots)
+   [(define-generics lots
       (f #:foo foo lots zog #:def [def]))
 
     (define-struct ex ()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     (f (make-ex) 3 #:foo 1) => 1))
 
  (local
-   [(define-generics (lots)
+   [(define-generics lots
       (f lots idx val))
 
     (define-struct ex ()
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     (f (make-ex) 4 1) => (expt 2 4)))
 
  (local
-   [(define-generics (table)
+   [(define-generics table
       (get table idx [default])
       (weird-get idx table)
       (put! table idx new))
@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@
     1))
 
  (test #:on-pass 'quiet
-  (define-generics (table)
+  (define-generics table
     (get idx [default]))
   =error>
   "No required by-position generic argument"
 
-  (define-generics (table)
+  (define-generics table
     (get idx [table] [default]))
   =error>
   "No required by-position generic argument")
 
 
- (local [(define-generics (printable)
+ (local [(define-generics printable
            (gen-print printable [port])
            (gen-port-print port printable)
            (gen-print* printable [port] #:width width #:height [height]))