diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/as/as.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/as/as.1
index 40ee7e43ea5c..d53610db7841 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/as/as.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/as/as.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .    ds R" ""
 .    ds C` ""
 .    ds C' ""
-'br\}
+\}
 .el\{\
 .    ds -- \|\(em\|
 .    ds PI \(*p
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 .ds Ae A\h'-(\w'A'u*4/10)'E
 .    \" corrections for vroff
 .if v .ds ~ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*9/10-\*(#H)'\s-2\u~\d\s+2\h'|\\n:u'
-.if v .ds ^ \\k:\h'-(\\n(.wu*10/11-\*(#H)'\v'-.4m'^\v'.4m'\h'|\\n:u'
 .    \" for low resolution devices (crt and lpr)
 .if \n(.H>23 .if \n(.V>19 \
 \{\