diff --git a/man2/kill.2 b/man2/kill.2
index f64784310..507688e71 100644
--- a/man2/kill.2
+++ b/man2/kill.2
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ kill \- send signal to a process
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
-.br
 .B #include <signal.h>
 .PP
 .BI "int kill(pid_t " pid ", int " sig );
diff --git a/man2/listen.2 b/man2/listen.2
index 9e45160ae..af4746de7 100644
--- a/man2/listen.2
+++ b/man2/listen.2
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ listen \- listen for connections on a socket
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .BR "#include <sys/types.h>" "          /* See NOTES */"
-.br
 .B #include <sys/socket.h>
 .PP
 .BI "int listen(int " sockfd ", int " backlog );
diff --git a/man2/mremap.2 b/man2/mremap.2
index 82cca0570..d33f1ba9f 100644
--- a/man2/mremap.2
+++ b/man2/mremap.2
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ mremap \- remap a virtual memory address
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .BR "#define _GNU_SOURCE" "         /* See feature_test_macros(7) */"
-.br
 .B #include <sys/mman.h>
 .PP
 .BI "void *mremap(void *" old_address ", size_t " old_size ,
diff --git a/man2/readv.2 b/man2/readv.2
index b8b35f0c8..0d63cface 100644
--- a/man2/readv.2
+++ b/man2/readv.2
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ defined in
 .I <sys/uio.h>
 as:
 .PP
-.br
 .in +4n
 .EX
 struct iovec {
diff --git a/man2/recvmmsg.2 b/man2/recvmmsg.2
index 50d6bc1b4..be52db589 100644
--- a/man2/recvmmsg.2
+++ b/man2/recvmmsg.2
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ recvmmsg \- receive multiple messages on a socket
 .PP
 .BI "int recvmmsg(int " sockfd ", struct mmsghdr *" msgvec \
 ", unsigned int " vlen ","
-.br
 .BI "             unsigned int " flags ", struct timespec *" timeout ");"
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION