diff --git a/man/sd_bus_set_description.xml b/man/sd_bus_set_description.xml
index cfcebdfb29e..3c5580e27ca 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_set_description.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_set_description.xml
@@ -130,33 +130,25 @@
 
           <listitem><para>An argument is invalid.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-ENOPKG</constant></term>
 
           <listitem><para>The bus cannot be resolved.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-EPERM</constant></term>
 
           <listitem><para>The bus has already been started.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-ECHILD</constant></term>
 
           <listitem><para>The bus was created in a different process.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>
 
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_slot_set_description.xml b/man/sd_bus_slot_set_description.xml
index 13dd6f88158..9bc2ba85925 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_slot_set_description.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_slot_set_description.xml
@@ -72,17 +72,13 @@
 
           <listitem><para>An required argument is <constant>NULL</constant>.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-ENXIO</constant></term>
 
           <listitem><para>The bus slot object has no description.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-      </variablelist>
 
-      <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>