diff --git a/man3/tailq.3 b/man3/tailq.3
index 8c1d9a66c..df1a5c6ec 100644
--- a/man3/tailq.3
+++ b/man3/tailq.3
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ initializes the queue referenced by
 evaluates to true if there are no items on the queue.
 .IR head .
 .SS Insertion
-.PP
 .BR TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD ()
 inserts the new element
 .I elm
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ from the queue.
 .\" .I head1
 .\" and
 .\" .IR head2 .
-.PP
 .BR TAILQ_CONCAT ()
 concatenates the queue headed by
 .I head2