diff --git a/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 b/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
index 5f9d31072..9b6f2664e 100644
--- a/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
+++ b/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ is used by the GNU C Library to determine
 the sources from which to obtain name-service information in
 a range of categories,
 and in what order.
-(The "
 Each category of information is identified by a database name.
 .LP
 The file is plain ASCII text, with columns separated by spaces or tab