diff --git a/reference/image/functions/imagerotate.xml b/reference/image/functions/imagerotate.xml
index e6f33ae739..639c0b357b 100644
--- a/reference/image/functions/imagerotate.xml
+++ b/reference/image/functions/imagerotate.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
    The center of rotation is the center of the image, and the rotated
    image may have different dimensions than the original image.
   </para>
-  <para>
-  </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;