diff --git a/lib/godoc/godoc.html b/lib/godoc/godoc.html
index 24fce22cdc7..bd53f2615e7 100644
--- a/lib/godoc/godoc.html
+++ b/lib/godoc/godoc.html
@@ -56,11 +56,9 @@
     <span class="subtitle">{@|html-esc}</span>
   {.end}
 
-  <p>
   <!-- The Table of Contents is automatically inserted in this <div>.
        Do not delete this <div>. -->
   <div id="nav"></div>
-  </p>
 
   <!-- Content is HTML-escaped elsewhere -->
   {Content}