diff --git a/reference/pdo/error-handling.xml b/reference/pdo/error-handling.xml
index 9d7cd596b2..0829644b64 100644
--- a/reference/pdo/error-handling.xml
+++ b/reference/pdo/error-handling.xml
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@
   specific error string.
  </para>
  
- <refsect1 role="examples">
-  &reftitle.examples;
-  <para>
-   <example><title>Create a PDO instance and set the error mode</title>
-    <programlisting role="php">
+ <para>
+  <example>
+   <title>Create a PDO instance and set the error mode</title>
+   <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 $dsn = 'mysql:dbname=testdb;host=127.0.0.1';
@@ -93,10 +92,9 @@ try {
 
 ?>
 ]]>
-    </programlisting>
-   </example>
-  </para>
- </refsect1>
+   </programlisting>
+  </example>
+ </para>
 </chapter>
 
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