diff --git a/share/man/man3/assert.3 b/share/man/man3/assert.3
index 45290381095..f219aa1d674 100644
--- a/share/man/man3/assert.3
+++ b/share/man/man3/assert.3
@@ -120,19 +120,15 @@ If none is provided, it only points at the constraint.
 .Xr abort2 2 ,
 .Xr abort 3
 .Sh STANDARDS
-.Rs
 The
 .Fn assert
 macro conforms to
 .St -isoC-99 .
-.Re
 .Pp
-.Rs
 The
 .Fn static_assert
 macro conforms to
 .St -isoC-2011 .
-.Re
 .Sh HISTORY
 An
 .Nm