diff --git a/collects/scribblings/reference/reader.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/reference/reader.scrbl
index b18f88ff62..1a818b4a1b 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/reference/reader.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/reference/reader.scrbl
@@ -804,10 +804,10 @@ of alphanumeric ASCII, @litchar{+}, @litchar{-}, @litchar{_}, and/or
 @litchar{/} characters terminated by
 @schemelink[char-whitespace?]{whitespace} or an end-of-file.  The
 sequence must not start or end with @litchar{/}. A sequence
-@litchar{#lang }@nonterm{name} is equivalent to @litchar["#reader
-"]@nonterm{name}@litchar{/lang/reader}, except that the terminating
-whitespace (if any) is consumed before the external reading procedure
-is called.
+@litchar{#lang }@nonterm{name} is equivalent to
+@litchar{#reader }@nonterm{name}@litchar{/lang/reader}, except that
+the terminating whitespace (if any) is consumed before the external
+reading procedure is called.
 
 Finally, @as-index{@litchar{#!}} followed by alphanumeric ASCII,
 @litchar{+}, @litchar{-}, or @litchar{_} is a synonym for