diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/custom-ports.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/custom-ports.scrbl
index cd92451f89..f340ea050e 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/custom-ports.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/custom-ports.scrbl
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ The arguments implement the port as follows:
   @item{@scheme[read-in] --- a procedure that takes a single argument:
     a mutable byte string to receive read bytes. The procedure's
     result is one of the following:
-%
     @itemize{
 
       @item{the number of bytes read, as an exact, non-negative integer;}
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/module-reflect.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/module-reflect.scrbl
index e312a33f89..cc8fd3a081 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/module-reflect.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/module-reflect.scrbl
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ the enclosing module, so that a relative reference can be converted to
 an absolute symbol or @tech{resolved module path}.
 
 A @tech{module name resolver} takes one and four arguments:
-%
 @itemize{
 
   @item{When given one argument, it is a name for a module declaration