diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 8f8a4dab00..e89bea65d5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ file is used).
 .LP
 If a line begins with white space, it is considered a continuation
 of the previous line.  Blank lines and comment lines beginning with
-a `#' character are ignored.  (Note: continuation lines are unwrapped
-before comment processing is applied.)
+a `#' character are ignored.  Note: continuation lines are unwrapped
+before comment processing is applied.
 .LP
 Arguments on configuration lines are separated by white space. If an
 argument contains white space, the argument should be enclosed in