diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index c045e9e221..9c7dc66603 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ returned by <function>timezone_open</function></para></listitem></varlistentry>'
 <!ENTITY date.datetime.retval.changelog '<row xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"><entry>5.3.0</entry><entry>Changed the
 return value on success from &null; to <classname>DateTime</classname>.</entry></row>'>
 
-<!ENTITY date.datetime.return.modifiedobjectorfalseforfailure 'Returns the <classname>DateTime</classname> object for method chaining&return.falseforfailure;.'>
+<!ENTITY date.datetime.return.modifiedobjectorfalseforfailure 'Returns the DateTime object for method chaining&return.falseforfailure;.'>
 
 <!ENTITY date.timezone.dbversion 'This list is based upon the timezone database version'>