diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
index bf8996d198..328157c849 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_table.sgml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [, ..
    triggers, and constraints that exist for the target table.
    However, to drop a table that is referenced by a view or a foreign-key
    constraint of another table, <literal>CASCADE</literal> must be
-   specified. (<literal>CASCADE</literal> will remove a dependent view entirely,
+   specified. <literal>CASCADE</literal> will remove a dependent view entirely,
    but in the foreign-key case it will only remove the foreign-key
-   constraint, not the other table entirely.)
+   constraint, not the other table entirely.
   </para>
  </refsect1>