diff --git a/features/remote-files.xml b/features/remote-files.xml
index 73b320bb83..72b8d1b224 100644
--- a/features/remote-files.xml
+++ b/features/remote-files.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.24 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.25 $ -->
  <chapter id="features.remote-files">
   <title>Using remote files</title>
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <function>include_once</function>, <function>require</function> and
    <function>require_once</function> statements.
    See <xref linkend="wrappers"/> for more information about the protocols
-   supported by &php;.
+   supported by PHP.
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index 7369b2889e..a4bcf2601f 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ support for this extension. You do not need to load any additional
 extension in order to use these functions.</simpara>'>
 
 <!-- These are here as helpers for manual consistency and brievety-->
-<!ENTITY php '<literal>PHP</literal>'>
 <!ENTITY safemode '<link linkend="ini.safe-mode">safe mode</link>'>
 
 <!-- Notes for SAPI/Apache -->