diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
index 616804dc40..e9c2acca12 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ slapadd \- Add entries to a SLAPD database
 .B [\-i rid1,rid2,...]
 .B [\-f slapd.conf]
 .B [\-l ldif-file]
-.B 
-.LP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .LP
 .B Slapadd
diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slapd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slapd.8
index c8225e0282..c2b22931fc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slapd.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slapd.8
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ slapd \- Stand-alone LDAP Daemon
 .B [\-r directory]
 .B [\-u user] [\-g group]
 .B [\-c cookie]
-.B 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .LP
 .B Slapd