diff --git a/reference/readline/reference.xml b/reference/readline/reference.xml
index 6d97565cd7..5444ba1d93 100644
--- a/reference/readline/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/readline/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.9 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
 <!-- Purpose: utilspec.cmdline -->
 <!-- Membership: bundled, external -->
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    <section id="readline.intro">
     &reftitle.intro;
     <para>
-     The <function>readline</function> functions implement an interface
+     The readline functions implement an interface
      to the GNU Readline library. These are functions that provide
      editable command lines. An example being the way Bash allows you
      to use the arrow keys to insert characters or scroll through